Marcelo Mello (Sao Paolo, BRA) finished 0-4 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mello lost 8-2 to Ramy Cohen (Mexico City, MEX), droppimg another game, 13-1 to Rich Ruohonen (Minneapolis, USA). Mello lost 7-2 to Cohen. Mello lost 11-3 to Ruohonen in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Mello gained -0.053 points improving upon their best 7 events, though dropped 5 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 538thplace overall with 0.261 total points. Mello ranks 640th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.