Jason Smith (Ft. Myers, FL) finished 2-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Matt Rudig (Madison, WI) 9-1, then went on to lose 6-3 against Ontario's Joe Scharf. Smith lost 7-1 to Minnesota's Mike Farbelow where Smith responded with a 7-5 win over Mark Haluptzok (Duluth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 15 of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.