Kimberly Wapola (St. Paul, MN) finished 1-5 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wapola lost 8-1 to Juraj Gallo (Martin, SVK), droppimg another game, 9-1 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI). Wapola lost 10-2 to Minnesota's Mike Farbelow. Wapola lost 7-4 to Ryan Lemke (Medford, WI). Wapola lost 8-3 to Minnesota's Todd Birr where Wapola responded with a 7-6 win over Mike Fraboni (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Wapola did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Wapola ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.