Sean Murray (Hatland, WI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Murray finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murray defeated Greg Gallagher (Tempe, AZ) 6-5, then won 11-4 against Robert Melville (Wayland, MA). Murray went on to lose 7-2 against John Lilla (St. Paul, MN). Murray responded with a 9-2 win over Bret Jackson (Detroit, MI). Murray won 8-3 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL). Murray went on to lose 6-5 against Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO). Murray lost 8-3 to Tucker Smith (Fargo, ND) where Murray responded with a 7-5 win over Fred Maxie (Seattle, WA). Murray went on to lose 6-1 against Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Murray did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Murray ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.