Randy Cumming (Mankato, MN) finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Cumming lost 5-1 to Northern Ontario's Jeff Currie, then responded with a 8-4 win over Minnesota's John Shuster. Cumming won 7-5 against Eric Fenson (Bemidji, MN), then won 4-3 against Adam Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND). Cumming went on to lose 6-2 against Todd Birr (Mankato, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Cumming did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 403rd to 408th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Cumming ranks 571st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.