Cory Christensen (Duluth, MN) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Christensen lost 7-3 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI), droppimg another game, 8-1 to Peter Stolt (St. Paul, MN) where Christensen responded with a 6-5 win over Stephen Dropkin (Saint Paul, MN). Christensen went on to lose 8-1 against Alexandra Carlson (St Paul, MN). Christensen lost 5-1 to Minnesota's Pete Fenson in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 21 of the event schedule, Christensen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Christensen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.