Robert Melville (Wayland, MA) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Melville finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Melville lost 5-2 to Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK), droppimg another game, 11-4 to Sean Murray (Hatland, WI) where Melville responded with a 8-3 win over Fred Maxie (Seattle, WA). Melville won 6-4 against John Lilla (St. Paul, MN), then won 7-4 against Greg Gallagher (Tempe, AZ). Melville went on to lose 5-1 against Tucker Smith (Fargo, ND). Melville responded with a 7-1 win over Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO). Melville went on to lose 6-3 against Bret Jackson (Detroit, MI). Melville responded with a 6-5 win over Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Melville did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Melville ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.