Mark McElwee (Lansing, MI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, McElwee finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McElwee defeated Mark Ngo (Edmond, OK) 9-3, then went on to lose 8-1 against Mark Robinson (Pittsburgh, PA). McElwee responded with a 9-4 win over Matt Galas (Chicago, IL). McElwee won 6-3 against Seth King (La Crosse, WI). McElwee went on to lose 10-6 against Robinson in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, McElwee did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. McElwee ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.