Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Willmert defeated Greg Hanson (Chaska, MN) 8-7, then won 8-4 against Dick Goodspeed (St. Paul, MN) and 5-4 against Jim Bronson (St. Paul, MN). Willmert won 7-1 against Calvin Rausch (St. Paul, MN). Willmert went on to lose 7-6 against Merlin Orvik (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Willmert did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Willmert ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.