Alexandra Carlson (St. Paul, MN) finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Carlson lost 5-4 to Greg Jorgensen (Detroit, MI), then responded with a 10-7 win over Matt Holtwick (Cleveland, OH). Carlson won 7-2 against Gerry Geurts (London, ON), then won 6-5 against Craig Brown (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Carlson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Carlson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.