Art Ruohonen (Blaine, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Ruohonen finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruohonen defeated Billy Johnston (St. Paul, MN) 8-2, then won 7-3 against Christopher Brooks (St. Paul, MN) and 5-4 against Phil Moir (Denver, CO). Ruohonen went on to lose 6-3 against Jason Smith (Blaine, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ruohonen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ruohonen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.