John Bauer (Blaine, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Bauer finished 0-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bauer lost 8-1 to Jason Smith (Blaine, MN), droppimg another game, 8-3 to Matt Chadwick (St. Paul, MN). Bauer lost 9-4 to Mike Henderson (Blaine, MN). Bauer lost 8-5 to Michael Glessner (Philadelphia, PA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Bauer did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Bauer ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.