Al Gemmell (Plainfield, NJ) finished 4-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gemmell defeated Barry Ivy (San Francisco, CA) 7-5, then went on to lose 8-6 against Joyance Meechai (Ardsley, NY). Gemmell lost 8-6 to Scott Olson (Wayland, MA) where Gemmell responded with a 6-4 win over Dan Schally (Madison, WI). Gemmell won 10-8 against Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO). Gemmell went on to lose 7-5 against Peter Stolt (St. Paul, MN). Gemmell responded with a 11-10 win over Kim Roden (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Gemmell did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gemmell ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.