Timothy Hodek (Fargo , ND) finished 0-5 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hodek lost 5-3 to Alex Leichter (Boston, MA), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Andrew Stopera (Chicago, IL). Hodek lost 3-2 to Justin McBride (San Francisco, CA). Hodek lost 6-4 to Willie Wilberg (Madison, WI). Hodek lost 9-0 to Craig Brown (Madison, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Hodek did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 251st to 260th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 6.453 total points. Hodek ranks 484th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.