Bill Stopera (Ardsley, NY) finished 7-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stopera lost 7-4 to Justin McBride (San Francisco, CA), then responded with a 10-3 win over Brent Halfmann (Stephen, MN). Stopera won 8-6 against Chad Roberts (Detroit, MI). Stopera went on to lose 7-2 against Benj Guzman (Wayland, MA). Stopera responded with a 7-3 win over David Brown (Madison, WI). Stopera won 8-4 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL), then won 9-2 against Jeffrey Knott (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX) and 5-4 against Al Gulseth (Fargo, ND). Stopera won 8-7 against Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Stopera did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Stopera ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.