Derek Surka (New Haven, CT) finished 6-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Surka defeated Dion Warr (Ardsley, NY) 9-2, then won 7-1 against Mike Calcagno (New York, NY) and 8-4 against Melvin Shaw (Potomac, MD). Surka won 10-4 against Thomas Howell (Plainfield, NJ), then won 6-4 against Dennis Mellerup (Hoboken, NJ) and 8-7 against Jared Wydysh (Holland Patent, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Surka did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Surka ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.