Nick Koch (Chicago, IL) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koch lost 1-0 to Ryan Carlson (Wauwatosa, WI), then responded with a 10-3 win over Richmond Wong (San Francisco, CA). Koch won 10-1 against Jim Hackl (Charlotte, NC), then won 7-5 against Daryl Fuchihara (Duluth, MN) and 7-4 against Rahim Keval (Milwaukee, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Koch did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Koch ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.