Benj Guzman (Seattle, WA) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Guzman finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Guzman lost 10-5 to Ryan Flippo (Anchorage, AK), then responded with a 13-4 win over California's Justin McBride. Guzman went on to lose 8-7 against North Dakota's Ryan Berg. Guzman lost 9-8 to New Jersey's Ivaylo Petrov where Guzman responded with a 9-5 win over Michigan's Chad Roberts. Guzman went on to lose 10-2 against Illinois's Jeff Wright. Guzman responded with a 9-8 win over Colorado's Darrick Kizlyk. Guzman won 10-4 against Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN), then won 10-3 against Wisconsin's Stan Vinge in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Guzman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Guzman ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.