Tim Gartner (St. Paul, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Gartner are currently 5-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gartner lost 10-9 to Scott Strouse (Midland, MI), then responded with a 10-3 win over Greg Wilson (Northbrook, IL). Gartner won 8-6 against Greg Gallagher (Tempe, AZ), then won 11-1 against Leo Johnson (Fairbanks, AK) and 9-8 against Adam Kitchens (Williston, ND). Gartner won 8-3 against Nick Myers (Dallas / Fort Worth, TX). Gartner went on to lose 9-4 against Ryan Spielman (Janesville, WI). Gartner lost 9-8 to Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA). In their next game, Gartner plays.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Gartner did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gartner ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.