Mike Mueller (St. Paul, MN) finished 4-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mueller defeated Michael Glessner (Philadelphia, PA) 6-1, then went on to lose 7-2 against Mark Faltesek (St. Paul, MN). Mueller lost 8-4 to Ryan Moellman (Columbus, OH) where Mueller responded with a 7-3 win over Kirby Baumgard (Cedar Rapids, IA). Mueller won 8-4 against Joe Walter (St. Paul, MN), then won 1-0 against Flannery Allison (St. Louis, MO). Mueller went on to lose 5-4 against Shawn Boyle (Philadelphia, PA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 25 of the event schedule, Mueller did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Mueller ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.