Ernie Forney (Indianopolis, IN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Forney finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Forney defeated Jeremy Witzke (Edmond, OK) 10-2, then won 8-7 against Matt Galas (Chicago, IL). Forney went on to lose 9-6 against Kevin King (Kansas City, MO). Forney lost 6-4 to Troy Dittberner (Alexandria, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Forney did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Forney ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.