Mark Faltesek (St. Paul, MN) finished 5-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Faltesek defeated Will Spletzstoszer (Four Seasons, MN) 1-0, then won 1-0 against Mark McQuillan (Chaska, MN). Faltesek went on to lose 1-0 against Aaron Johnston (Denver, CO). Faltesek responded with a 1-0 win over Johnny Anderson (Dakota, MN). Faltesek won 1-0 against Geoff Goodland (St. Paul, MN), then won 1-0 against Margie Smith (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Faltesek ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.