Art Ruohonen (Blaine, MN) finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen lost 10-5 to Perry Tholl (St. Paul, MN), then responded with a 7-3 win over Patrick Weitekamp (Kansas City, MO). Ruohonen won 9-4 against Melissa Runing (Mankato, MN), then won 7-6 against Mike Davis (St. Paul, MN). Ruohonen went on to lose 6-1 against Jim Milosevich (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ruohonen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ruohonen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.