Bret Sentiwany (Albany, NY) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Sentiwany finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sentiwany defeated Brian Dauernheim (Laurel, MD) 9-2, then went on to lose 7-5 against Edward Scimia (Bridgeport, CT). Sentiwany responded with a 7-3 win over Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ). Sentiwany went on to lose 8-1 against Michael Stefanik (Schenectady, NY). Sentiwany responded with a 8-5 win over Dan Machold (Schenectady, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sentiwany did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sentiwany ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.