Jeff Helstrom (Chaska, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Helstrom finished 1-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Helstrom lost 7-3 to Phil Moir (Denver, CO), droppimg another game, 7-4 to Steve Pater (St. Paul, MN) where Helstrom responded with a 11-3 win over Michael Glessner (Philadelphia, PA). Helstrom went on to lose 7-5 against Mike Henderson (Blaine, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Helstrom did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Helstrom ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.