Calvin Rausch (St. Paul, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Rausch finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rausch defeated Mike Jeannot (Blaine, MN) 10-3, then won 9-2 against Clint Andrea (St. Paul, MN) and 6-1 against Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN). Rausch went on to lose 7-1 against Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Rausch did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rausch ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.