Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) finished 3-6 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Willmert defeated Dan Schally (McFarland, WI) 7-4, then won 9-2 against John Shoesmith (Seattle, WA). Willmert went on to lose 9-1 against Jeff Wright (Highland Park, IL). Willmert lost 11-10 to Mike Siggins (Tempe, AZ). Willmert lost 8-6 to Bob Leclair (Tempe, AZ). Willmert lost 8-5 to Andy Turner (Columbus, OH) where Willmert responded with a 5-3 win over Darrick Kizlyk (Golden, CO). Willmert went on to lose 7-3 against Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ). Willmert lost 10-1 to Ryan Berg (Fargo, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Willmert did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Willmert ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.