Garnet Eckstrand (Kalamazoo, MI) finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Eckstrand defeated Mark Wheeler (Warminster, PA) 6-1, then won 7-3 against Guy Scholz (Colorado Springs, CO). Eckstrand went on to lose 7-4 against David Wiesen (San Fransisco, CA). Eckstrand responded with a 9-3 win over Greg Gallagher (Scottsdale, AZ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Eckstrand did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Eckstrand ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.