Jeffrey Erickson (Duluth, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Erickson finished 4-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Erickson lost 5-3 to Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN), then responded with a 6-5 win over Tim Funk (Madison, WI). Erickson won 10-1 against Tony Berarducci (Hibbing, MN). Erickson went on to lose 6-2 against Ross Litman (Duluth, MN). Erickson responded with a 7-5 win over Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN). Erickson won 8-7 against David Cornfield (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Erickson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Erickson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.