Dale Gibbs (Blaine, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Gibbs finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gibbs defeated Brian Betlock (Chaska, MN) 13-5, then went on to lose 6-3 against Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO). Gibbs responded with a 10-3 win over Tim Risdal (Chaska, MN). Gibbs went on to lose 6-2 against Mark Faltesek (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Gibbs did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gibbs ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.