Michael Lerner (Chicago, IL) finished 1-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lerner lost 9-2 to Darren Kress (Chaska, MN), then responded with a 11-3 win over Matthew Stotts (Denver, CO). Lerner went on to lose 7-2 against James Honsvall (St. Paul, MN). Lerner lost 6-4 to Amy Timm (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Lerner did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Lerner ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.