Tom Mulhern (Kalamazoo, MI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Mulhern finished 0-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mulhern lost 5-3 to Ryan Larson (Kalamazoo, MI), droppimg another game, 12-5 to Matt Sussman (Toledo, OH). Mulhern lost 7-4 to Jon Penney (Cincinnati , OH) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Mulhern did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 626th to 628th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Mulhern ranks 454th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.