Paul Ellarby (Burnsville, MN) finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ellarby defeated Jonathan Havercroft (Edmond, OK) 7-5, then won 10-7 against Phil Moir (Denver, CO) and 8-3 against Jason Fountain (Fort Wayne, IN). Ellarby went on to lose 7-2 against Nick Myers (Dallas, TX). Ellarby lost 9-6 to Guy Scholz (Colorado Springs, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ellarby did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ellarby ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.