Derrick Casper (Green Bay, WI) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Casper lost 5-4 to Mike Pozihun (Thunder Bay, ON), droppimg another game, 9-5 to Geoff Goodland (St. Paul, MN). Casper lost 6-2 to Gerry Geurts (London, ON). Casper lost 7-1 to John Shuster (Duluth, MN) where Casper responded with a 6-3 win over Alexandra Agre (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Casper did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Casper ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.