Jonathan Hess (Blaine, MN) finished 1-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hess lost 16-3 to Flannery Allison (St. Louis, MO), droppimg another game, 9-2 to Jeff Helstrom (Chaska, MN). Hess lost 10-3 to Courtney Lee Beauregard (Philadelphia, PA) where Hess responded with a 1-0 win over Joe Evert (St. Paul, MN). Hess went on to lose 1-0 against Dan Ostheimer (Houston, TX) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 25 of the event schedule, Hess did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hess ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.