Austin Berndt (Orange County, CA) finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Berndt lost 9-7 to Jim Muyo (San Francisco, CA), then responded with a 7-3 win over Benedict Yoong (Hollywood, CA). Berndt went on to lose 8-7 against Richard Lazarowich (Silicon Valley, CA). Berndt responded with a 8-2 win over Alex Baxter (San Francisco, CA). Berndt won 7-3 against Paul Mendoza (Hollywood, CA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Berndt did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Berndt ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.