Gert Messing (Ballston Lake, NY) qualified for the 2018 USA Senior Mens National Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 8-5 against Ross Litman (Duluth, MN). of the 2018 USA Senior Mens National Championship in Duluth, Minnesota, United States;
 
Messing finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Messing lost 7-5 to Dale Gibbs (Woodbury, MN), then responded with a 8-6 win over Keith Stauber (Duluth, MN). Messing won 7-5 against Bob Leclair (Goodyear, AZ), then won 6-2 against Kent Beadle (Hudson, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Messing did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Messing ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.