Steve Rooney (St. Paul, MN) finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rooney defeated Daniel Metcalf (Chicago, IL) 10-4, then went on to lose 7-1 against Ferd Schlapper (St. Paul, MN). Rooney responded with a 5-4 win over Michael Yaremchuck (St. Paul, MN). Rooney went on to lose 7-0 against Jim Milosevich (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Rooney did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rooney ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.