Gene Hinze (Blaine, MN) finished 5-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hinze defeated Dan Ostheimer (Houston, TX) 8-3, then went on to lose 8-0 against Merlin Orvik (St. Paul, MN). Hinze lost 6-2 to Chad Anderson (Centerville, WI) where Hinze responded with a 7-1 win over Michael Yaremchuk (St. Paul, MN). Hinze won 9-3 against Dick Goodspeed (St. Paul, MN), then won 7-6 against Jake Hanauer (Duluth, MN) and 12-4 against Joe Olsen (Blaine, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Hinze did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hinze ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.