Dan Ruehl (Blaine, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Ruehl finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruehl defeated Matt Chadwick (St. Paul, MN) 8-3, then went on to lose 6-1 against Jason Smith (Blaine, MN). Ruehl responded with a 5-3 win over Nick Ward (Mapleton, MN). Ruehl went on to lose 8-4 against John Larson (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ruehl did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ruehl ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.