Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) finished 4-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Willmert defeated Daryl Horsman (Scottsdale, AZ) 8-4, then went on to lose 9-4 against Doug Schaak (Portland, OR). Willmert lost 7-5 to Leo Johnson (Fairbanks, AK) where Willmert responded with a 8-1 win over Chad Roberts (Detroit, MI). Willmert went on to lose 7-6 against Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ). Willmert responded with a 9-6 win over Mark Olson (Janesville, WI). Willmert went on to lose 9-5 against Dave Jensen (Bismarck, ND). Willmert lost 11-7 to Doug Kauffman (Seattle, WA) where Willmert responded with a 8-6 win over Jeff Wright (Chicago, IL) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Willmert did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Willmert ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.