Jason Smith (St. Paul, MN) finished 4-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN) 7-6, then went on to lose 6-3 against Luc Violette (Seattle, WA). Smith responded with a 8-3 win over Jared Allen (Nashville, TN). Smith went on to lose 6-4 against Thomas Howell (Milwaukee, WI). Smith lost 10-6 to Matt Hamilton (Madison, WI) where Smith responded with a 5-3 win over Matt Birklid (Seattle, WA). Smith went on to lose 4-3 against Andrew Stopera (Briarcliff Manor, NY). Smith lost 6-3 to Ben Richardson (Seattle, WA) where Smith responded with a 9-1 win over Jon Harstad (Duluth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.