Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN) finished 5-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Farbelow defeated Trevor Gau (Durham, NC) 7-5, then went on to lose 10-2 against Brad Caldwell (St. Paul, MN). Farbelow responded with a 10-0 win over Justin Thurlow (St. Paul, MN). Farbelow won 7-5 against John Solem (St. Paul, MN), then won 10-2 against Timothy Doherty (St. Paul, MN) and 9-8 against Calvin Rausch (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Farbelow did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Farbelow ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.