Minnesota's Todd Birr finished 6-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Minnesota's Todd Birr defeated Ryan Lemke (Medford, WI) 8-2, then won 5-1 against Juraj Gallo (Martin, SVK) and 8-2 against Mike Fraboni (Madison, WI). Minnesota's Todd Birr won 9-4 against Minnesota's Mike Farbelow, then won 8-3 against Kimberly Wapola (St. Paul, MN) and 5-4 against Craig Brown (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Minnesota's Todd Birr did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Minnesota's Todd Birr ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.