Sean Murray (Watertown, WI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Murray finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murray defeated Fred Maxie (Scottsdale, AZ) 8-1, then went on to lose 7-6 against Dennis Mellerup (Plainfield, NJ). Murray responded with a 10-1 win over Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL). Murray won 7-6 against Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA). Murray went on to lose 8-5 against Andy Jukich (St. Paul, MN). Murray responded with a 8-7 win over Kelby Smith (Bismarck, ND). Murray won 11-2 against Wesley Seeger (San Francisco, CA). Murray went on to lose 8-2 against Derek Surka (New Haven, CT). Murray lost 10-4 to Ryan Flippo (Fairbanks, AK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Murray did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Murray ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.