Andrew Stopera (Ardsley, NY) needed tiebreakers to advance to the playoffs, Stopera finished 6-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stopera defeated Sean Mayne (Bridgeport, CT) 11-2, then won 9-1 against Brent Cooke (Richmond, VA) and 9-6 against David Bykowski (Laurel, MD). Stopera won 9-5 against Ivaylo Petrov (South Plainfield, NJ), then won 10-5 against Robert Kwan (Bridgeport, CT). Stopera went on to lose 9-5 against Melvin Shaw (Laurel, MD). Stopera responded with a 8-6 win over Michael Stefanik (Schenectady, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Stopera did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Stopera ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.