Craig Nicko (Blaine, MN) finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nicko lost 5-4 to Evan Workin (Fargo, ND), droppimg another game, 10-4 to SooHyuk Kim (Seoul, KOR). Nicko lost 6-4 to Mark Fenner (Chaska, USA). Nicko lost 10-9 to Jason Smith (Blaine, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Nicko did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 628th to 630th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Nicko ranks 330th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.