Stephen Dropkin (Minneapolis, MN) finished 0-9 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin lost 8-6 to Craig Brown (Blaine, USA), droppimg another game, 8-7 to Todd Birr (Blaine, MN). Dropkin lost 9-8 to Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO). Dropkin lost 9-3 to Brady Clark (Seattle, WA). Dropkin lost 7-6 to John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Dropkin lost 7-4 to Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN). Dropkin lost 7-6 to Alex Leichter (Boston, MA). Dropkin lost 8-6 to Hunter Clawson (Laurel, MD). Dropkin lost 8-1 to Heath McCormick (Blaine, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 27 of the event schedule, Dropkin did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 114th to 115th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 52.656 total points. Dropkin ranks 85th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 38.306 points earned so far this season.