Murray Jackson (Durham, NC) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Jackson finished 5-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jackson lost 7-3 to Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN), then responded with a 6-3 win over Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN). Jackson went on to lose 6-5 against Bob Leclair (Goodyear, AZ). Jackson responded with a 8-1 win over Dave Running (Hibbing, MN). Jackson won 8-1 against Al Gulseth (Fargo, ND), then won 5-4 against Steve Shuttleworth (Portland, OR) and 4-2 against Bill Gryder (Fairbanks, AK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Jackson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.