Ross Litman (Duluth, MN) finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Litman defeated Lincoln Heffner (Lebanon, NJ) 7-6, then went on to lose 7-6 against Gert Messing (Ballston Lake, NY). Litman responded with a 8-0 win over Keith Stauber (Duluth, MN). Litman won 6-4 against Mark Andrews (Lima, NY), then won 7-2 against Steve Shuttleworth (Fairbanks, AK) and 8-4 against Craig Halliday (Denver, CO). Litman won 7-6 against Mike Farbelow (Minneapolis, MN). Litman went on to lose 9-5 against Geoff Goodland (Eau Claire, WI). Litman lost 4-2 to Lyle Sieg (Blaine, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Litman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Litman ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.