Erik Sheets (Villanova, PA) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Sheets finished 1-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sheets lost 11-3 to Matt Paul (Cleveland, OH), then responded with a 8-6 win over Bret Jackson (Detroit, MI). Sheets went on to lose 6-1 against Mike Aprile (Listowel, ON). Sheets lost 10-6 to Aprile in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sheets did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sheets ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.