Mark Willmert (Saint Paul, MN) finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Willmert defeated Don Cherrey (Blaine, MN) 7-4, then won 5-2 against Steven Banovetz (St. Paul, MN) and 4-3 against Steve Jytyla (St. Paul, MN). Willmert went on to lose 5-3 against Sean Murray (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Willmert did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Willmert ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.