Jeremy Hozjan (Charlotte, NC) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Hozjan finished 1-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hozjan defeated Shawn Slane (Burnsville, MN) 11-4, then went on to lose 9-7 against Garnet Eckstrand (Kalamazoo, MI). Hozjan lost 6-5 to Guy Scholz (Colorado Springs, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Hozjan did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hozjan ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.