Steve Rooney (St. Paul, MN) finished 3-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rooney lost 6-3 to Jeff Thompson (Eau Claire, WI), droppimg another game, 7-4 to Melissa Runing (Mankato, MN) where Rooney responded with a 10-7 win over Patrick Weitekamp (Kansas City, MO). Rooney won 7-1 against Al Taylor (St. Paul, MN), then won 6-5 against Bob Wattenhofer (Blaine, MN). Rooney went on to lose 10-4 against Nancy Simonson (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Rooney did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rooney ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.