Craig Nicko (Blaine, MN) finished 0-5 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nicko lost 5-2 to Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY), droppimg another game, 8-5 to Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Nagano, JPN). Nicko lost 7-5 to Kevin Tuma (St. Paul, MN). Nicko lost 6-2 to Jordan Chandler (Manitoulin, NONT). Nicko lost 7-2 to Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Nicko did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 456th to 457th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.557 total points. Nicko ranks 199th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.