Bob Hedstrom (St. Paul, MN) finished 5-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hedstrom lost 7-6 to Tyler Rongstad (Eau Claire, WI), then responded with a 11-4 win over Dan Mulka (Chicago, IL). Hedstrom won 8-7 against Adam Zaske (St. Paul, MN), then won 8-1 against Mike Webb (Blaine, MN) and 7-0 against Bob Karasek (Blaine, MN). Hedstrom won 8-2 against Jim Milosevich (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Hedstrom did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hedstrom ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.