Doug Pearson (Indianapolis, IN) needed tiebreakers to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Pearson finished 0-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pearson lost 7-5 to Mark Robinson (Pittsburgh, PA), droppimg another game, 7-5 to Laith Sando (Farmers Branch, TX) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Pearson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Pearson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.