Wisconsin's Rob Hipke needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Wisconsin's Rob Hipke finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wisconsin's Rob Hipke defeated Scott Edie (Potomac, MD) 7-5, then won 8-5 against North Dakota's Al Gulseth. Wisconsin's Rob Hipke went on to lose 9-6 against Brady Clark (Seattle, WA). Wisconsin's Rob Hipke lost 10-8 to Illinois's Dave Durrant. Wisconsin's Rob Hipke lost 8-4 to Robb Borland (Mayfield, OH). Wisconsin's Rob Hipke lost 12-1 to Andy Jukich (St. Paul, MN) where Wisconsin's Rob Hipke responded with a 6-5 win over Alaska's Steve Shuttleworth. Wisconsin's Rob Hipke won 8-3 against Arizona's Fred Maxie, then won 7-5 against Colorado's Darrick Kizlyk in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Wisconsin's Rob Hipke did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Wisconsin's Rob Hipke ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.