Gert Messing (New York, NY) finished 0-5 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Messing lost 9-1 to John Lilla (Blaine, MN, MN), droppimg another game, 8-7 to Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA). Messing lost 7-1 to Paul Pustovar (Seattle, WA). Messing lost 8-5 to Minnesota's Mike Farbelow. Messing lost 7-2 to Bryan Burgess (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Messing did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 555th to 564th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Messing ranks 329th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.