Dan Backman (St. Paul, MN) finished 1-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Backman lost 11-3 to Phil Moir (Denver, CO), then responded with a 7-5 win over John Solem (St. Paul, MN). Backman went on to lose 10-1 against Daniel Metcalf (Chicago, IL). Backman lost 9-2 to Kirk Thompson (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Backman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Backman ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.