Ken Neidhart (St. Paul, MN) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Neidhart lost 9-0 to Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN), droppimg another game, 4-3 to Minnesota's Aaron Wald where Neidhart responded with a 5-4 win over Brad Haight (Winnipeg, MB). Neidhart won 6-5 against Wisconsin's Kroy Nernberger. Neidhart went on to lose 6-4 against Bryan Burgess (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Neidhart did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Neidhart ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.