Margie Smith (St. Paul, MN) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Sapa Carlson (Chaska, MN) 8-2, then won 8-7 against Jim Milosevich (St. Paul, MN) and 6-5 against Bob Hedstrom (St. Paul, MN). Smith won 9-2 against Phil Moir (Denver, CO). Smith went on to lose 5-3 against Jed Brundidge (Blaine, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.