Mark McElwee (Lansing, MI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, McElwee finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McElwee lost 6-5 to Andrew Ness (Bellmore, NY), then responded with a 11-4 win over Mark Ngo (Oklahoma City, OK). McElwee won 8-1 against Darrell Brown (Cincinnati, OH). McElwee went on to lose 7-0 against Matt Galas (Chicago, IL) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, McElwee did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. McElwee ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.