Matt Galas (Chicago, IL) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Galas lost 6-3 to Garnet Eckstrand (Kalamazoo, MI), then responded with a 8-6 win over Shawn Slane (Burnsville, MN). Galas won 6-5 against Troy Dittberner (Alexandria, MN), then won 7-0 against Mark McElwee (Lansing, MI) and 9-1 against Andrew Ness (Bellmore, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Galas did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Galas ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.