Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Sormunen finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sormunen defeated Russell Heier (Bismarck, ND) 10-2, then won 8-3 against Lloyd Yanis (Georgetown, CO). Sormunen went on to lose 7-2 against Doug Cameron (Duluth, MN). Sormunen lost 7-6 to Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sormunen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sormunen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.