Melvin Shaw (Laurel, MD) are currently 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shaw lost 9-4 to Robert Melville (Wayland, MA), then responded with a 5-4 win over Timothy Ho (Wayland, MA). Shaw won 8-4 against Ann Drummie (Laurel, MD). Shaw went on to lose 5-4 against Michael Stefanik (Schenectady, NY). Shaw responded with a 7-4 win over Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ). In their next game, Shaw plays.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Shaw did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Shaw ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.