Landon Russell (Austin, TX) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Russell finished 1-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Russell lost 13-1 to Nick Myers (Dallas, TX), then responded with a 8-6 win over Jonathan Havercroft (Edmond, OK). Russell went on to lose 13-5 against Greg Gallagher (Scottsdale, AZ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Russell did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Russell ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.