John Shoesmith (Seattle, WA) lost 11-8 to Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2020 USA Men's Club National Championship in Potomac, Maryland, United States. of the 2020 USA Men's Club National Championship in Potomac, Maryland, United States; John Shoesmith (Seattle, WA) lost 11-8 to Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2020 USA Men's Club National Championship in Potomac, Maryland, United States. Shoesmith lost 5-4 to Elliott Mansell (Denver, CO) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game. of the 2020 USA Men's Club National Championship in Potomac, Maryland, United States;
 
Shoesmith finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shoesmith defeated Scott Strouse (Midland, MI) 10-9, then went on to lose 9-2 against Mansell. Shoesmith lost 9-1 to Petrov where Shoesmith responded with a 12-6 win over Ty Schommer (Anchorage, AK). Shoesmith went on to lose 8-5 against Bob Leclair (Tempe, AZ). Shoesmith responded with a 9-2 win over Willie Wilberg (Poynette, WI). Shoesmith won 11-1 against Jeff Wright (Exmoor, IL), then won 9-3 against David Pengilly (Bismarck, ND) and 8-5 against Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Shoesmith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.