Matt Rudig (Madison, WI) finished 2-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rudig defeated Stephen Dropkin (Wayland, MA) 8-1, then won 8-6 against Joseph Bonfoey (Duluth, MN). Rudig went on to lose 6-1 against Minnesota's Pete Fenson. Rudig lost 5-2 to Wisconsin's John Benton. Rudig lost 8-0 to Dropkin in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 16 of the event schedule, Rudig did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rudig ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.