John Kram (Bismarck, ND) finished 1-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kram lost 7-4 to Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN), droppimg another game, 8-2 to Lyle Sieg (Tacoma, WA) where Kram responded with a 7-5 win over Philip DeVore (Superior, WI). Kram went on to lose 5-2 against Mark Carothers (Fairbanks, AK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Kram did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kram ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.