James Mancuso (Waltham, MA) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Mancuso finished 1-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mancuso lost 11-5 to Matthew Rosenbloom (Philadelphia, PA), droppimg another game, 9-2 to Chase Sinnett (Medfield, MA) where Mancuso responded with a 5-4 win over Rosenbloom. Mancuso went on to lose 6-4 against Sinnett in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Mancuso did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Mancuso ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.