Brian Dauernheim (Laurel, MD) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Dauernheim finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dauernheim lost 9-2 to Bret Sentiwany (Albany, NY), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Michael Stefanik (Schenectady, NY) where Dauernheim responded with a 10-6 win over Edward Scimia (Bridgeport, CT). Dauernheim won 9-4 against Dan Machold (Schenectady, NY), then won 6-5 against Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Dauernheim did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Dauernheim ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.