Grant Sormunen (Blaine, MN) finished 2-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sormunen lost 7-2 to Dean Skallman (Chaska, MN), then responded with a 8-3 win over Kirk Thompson (Blaine, MN). Sormunen went on to lose 6-2 against Bob Hedstrom (St. Paul, MN). Sormunen responded with a 9-6 win over Justin Thurlow (St. Paul, MN). Sormunen went on to lose 7-6 against Billy Johnston (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sormunen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sormunen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.