Derek Surka (New Haven, CT) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Surka defeated Ian Journeaux (Poynette, WI) 8-4, then went on to lose 9-6 against Ben Mikkelsen (Thunder Bay, ON). Surka lost 7-2 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI). Surka lost 5-0 to John Benton (Medford, WI). Surka lost 8-2 to Northern Ontario's Bryan Burgess in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Surka did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Surka ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.