Martin Sather (Ardsley, NY) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Sather finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sather lost 7-6 to Frederick Dubberley (Plainfield, NJ), then responded with a 7-6 win over Jeremy Hozjan (Charlotte, NC). Sather went on to lose 8-7 against Benj Guzman (Wayland, MA). Sather responded with a 7-2 win over Mark Robinson (Pittsburgh, PA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sather did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sather ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.