Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) finished 4-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Willmert lost 8-7 to Elliott Mansell (Denver, CO), then responded with a 9-2 win over Ty Schommer (Anchorage, AK). Willmert went on to lose 8-7 against Scott Strouse (Midland, MI). Willmert responded with a 8-2 win over Bob Leclair (Tempe, AZ). Willmert went on to lose 8-7 against David Pengilly (Bismarck, ND). Willmert lost 9-8 to Jeff Wright (Exmoor, IL) where Willmert responded with a 11-3 win over Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ). Willmert won 10-5 against Willie Wilberg (Poynette, WI). Willmert went on to lose 8-5 against John Shoesmith (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Willmert ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.