Thomas Howell (Plainfield, NJ) finished 4-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howell defeated Mike Calcagno (New York, NY) 11-3, then won 7-2 against Melvin Shaw (Potomac, MD) and 9-2 against Jared Wydysh (Holland Patent, NY). Howell went on to lose 10-4 against Derek Surka (New Haven, CT). Howell responded with a 9-5 win over Dion Warr (Ardsley, NY). Howell went on to lose 9-8 against Dennis Mellerup (Hoboken, NJ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Howell did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Howell ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.