Jimmy Joseph (Utica, NY) finished 7-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Joseph defeated Bob Prenoveau (Utica, NY) 10-1, then won 7-4 against George Eldridge (Bridgeport, CT) and 9-4 against Shawn Sadowski (Portage, WI). Joseph won 8-7 against Steve Emt (Norfolk, CT), then won 7-5 against Brad Carlson (Cape Cod, MA). Joseph went on to lose 8-2 against Ken White (Sutton, MA). Joseph responded with a 8-6 win over Jesi Strachem (Iron Station, NC). Joseph won 4-2 against Benoit Lessard (Montreal, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 2 of the event schedule, Joseph did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Joseph ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.