David Russell (Centerville, WI) finished 2-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Russell defeated Dale Olsen (Cambridge, MN) 8-3, then went on to lose 5-4 against Larry Sharp (Rice Lake, WI). Russell lost 5-3 to Jeff Wright (Chicago, IL) where Russell responded with a 5-4 win over Paul Matzke (Madison, WI). Russell went on to lose 5-4 against Gert Messing (Ardsley, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Russell did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Russell ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.