Dave Lemke (Medford, WI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Lemke finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lemke defeated Tim Funk (Madison, WI) 7-5, then won 8-6 against Ken Towne (Indianapolis, IN). Lemke went on to lose 7-6 against Kent Beadle (St. Paul, MN). Lemke lost 8-2 to Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA) where Lemke responded with a 7-2 win over Dale Gibbs (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Lemke did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Lemke ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.