Massachusetts's Korey Dropkin finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Massachusetts's Korey Dropkin defeated Minnesota's Dale Gibbs 4-3, then went on to lose 5-1 against Craig Brown (Madison, WI). Massachusetts's Korey Dropkin lost 8-0 to Minnesota's Eric Fenson. Massachusetts's Korey Dropkin lost 10-4 to Jeff Currie (Thunder Bay, ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 16 of the event schedule, Massachusetts's Korey Dropkin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Massachusetts's Korey Dropkin ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.