Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN) finished 3-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sormunen defeated Jeffrey Erickson (Duluth, MN) 5-3, then won 6-5 against Tony Berarducci (Hibbing, MN). Sormunen went on to lose 8-4 against Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN). Sormunen lost 5-3 to David Cornfield (Seattle, WA). Sormunen lost 4-3 to Ross Litman (Duluth, MN) where Sormunen responded with a 11-2 win over Tim Funk (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sormunen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sormunen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.