Steve Swoboda (Rice Lake, WI) finished 2-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Swoboda lost 11-2 to Maureen Stolt (St. Paul, MN), droppimg another game, 7-2 to Tina Persinger (St. Paul, MN). Swoboda lost 5-4 to Gary Mazzotta (Minneapolis, MN) where Swoboda responded with a 7-6 win over Cory Christensen (Duluth, MN). Swoboda won 12-4 against Thomas Lee (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Swoboda did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Swoboda ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.