Russell Heier (Bismarck, ND) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Heier finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Heier lost 8-3 to Evan Workin (Grand Forks, ND), then responded with a 7-6 win over Al Gulseth (Fargo, ND). Heier won 8-4 against Brandon Scheel (Fargo, ND), then won 7-4 against Tucker Smith (Fargo, ND) and 10-2 against Ann Podoll (Bismarck, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Heier did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Heier ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.