Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Farbelow defeated Ken Neidhart (St. Paul, MN) 9-0, then won 8-2 against Wisconsin's Kroy Nernberger. Farbelow went on to lose 8-3 against Bryan Burgess (Thunder Bay, ON). Farbelow lost 7-4 to Brad Haight (Winnipeg, MB). Farbelow lost 8-4 to Minnesota's Aaron Wald in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Farbelow did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Farbelow ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.