Max Sando (Seattle, WA) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Sando finished 0-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sando lost 6-4 to Michael Yaremchuk (St. Paul, MN), droppimg another game, 8-7 to Leo Moorhead (Milwaukee, WI). Sando lost 8-7 to Dan Andrews (Denver, CO). Sando lost 9-7 to Jason Card (Eau Claire, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sando did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sando ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.