Jason Smith (Blaine , MN) finished 0-5 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 8-1 to Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, USA), droppimg another game, 5-2 to Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO). Smith lost 9-1 to Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY). Smith lost 7-3 to Minnesota's Jed Brundidge. Smith lost 7-2 to Todd Birr (Ham Lake, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 328th to 338th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 3.544 total points. Smith ranks 576th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.