Melvin Shaw (Laurel, MD) finished 5-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shaw lost 6-5 to Michael Stefanik (Schenectady, NY), droppimg another game, 5-1 to Robert Melville (Wayland, MA) where Shaw responded with a 7-2 win over Emily Anderson (Paoli, PA). Shaw won 9-2 against Dixon Freeman (Atlanta, GA), then won 7-6 against Caitlin Maroldo (Rochester, NY) and 4-1 against David DeFehr (Charlotte, NC). Shaw won 4-3 against Murray Jackson (Durham, NC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Shaw did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Shaw ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.