Gert Messing (Ballston Lake, NY) finished 5-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Messing defeated Craig Halliday (Denver, CO) 4-3, then won 7-6 against Ross Litman (Duluth, MN). Messing went on to lose 5-4 against Mike Farbelow (Minneapolis, MN). Messing responded with a 8-4 win over Dwayne Jacobson (Junction City, WI). Messing went on to lose 7-1 against Philip DeVore (Superior, WI). Messing responded with a 9-5 win over Steve Shuttleworth (Fairbanks, AK). Messing won 5-4 against Farbelow. Messing went on to lose 9-6 against Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Messing did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Messing ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.