Tom Gabower (Janesville, WI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Gabower finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gabower defeated Tyler Runing (North Mankato, MN) 7-6, then won 8-4 against Jake Vukich (Seattle, WA) and 5-4 against Alex Leichter (Wayland, MA). Gabower went on to lose 7-6 against Matt Birklid (Fairbanks, AK). Gabower responded with a 7-4 win over Evan Workin (Fargo, ND). Gabower won 9-3 against Aaron Wald (Chisholm, MN), then won 7-6 against Adam Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND). Gabower went on to lose 9-4 against John Landsteiner (Trempealeau, WI). Gabower lost 8-1 to Stephen Dropkin (Southborough, MA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 22 of the event schedule, Gabower did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gabower ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.