Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN) finished 2-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sormunen lost 7-6 to Bob Hedstrom (St. Paul, MN), then responded with a 7-3 win over Doug Cameron (Duluth, MN). Sormunen went on to lose 9-6 against Kent Beadle (St. Paul, MN). Sormunen lost 11-8 to Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN) where Sormunen responded with a 1-0 win over Jim Milosevich (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sormunen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sormunen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.