Merlin Orvik (St. Paul, MN) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Orvik defeated Michael Stark (Chaska, MN) 14-3, then won 8-2 against Gary Swanson (St. Paul, MN) and 8-4 against Mark Faltesek (St. Paul, MN). Orvik won 8-5 against Anthony Ames (Blaine, MN). Orvik went on to lose 1-0 against Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Orvik did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Orvik ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.