Todd Birr (Mankato, MN) finished 1-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr lost 8-4 to New York's Brandon Corbett, droppimg another game, 8-2 to Mike Farbelow (St. Paul, MN) where Birr responded with a 9-1 win over Tyler Vietanen (Duluth, MN). Birr went on to lose 4-3 against Joseph Bonfoey (Duluth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 16 of the event schedule, Birr did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 70th place on the World Ranking Standings with 27.925 total points. Birr ranks 92nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.425 points earned so far this season.