Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sobering lost 6-5 to Heath McCormick (New York, NY), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Brandon Scheel (Fargo, ND). Sobering lost 9-0 to John Lilla (St Paul, MN, MN). Sobering lost 5-2 to Stephen Dropkin (Minneapolis, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Sobering did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 390th to 404th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.293 total points. Sobering ranks 222nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.293 points earned so far this season.