Mark Haluptzok (Duluth, MN) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Haluptzok lost 7-5 to Minnesota's Mike Farbelow, then responded with a 12-3 win over Matt Rudig (Madison, WI). Haluptzok went on to lose 8-3 against Ontario's Joe Scharf. Haluptzok lost 7-5 to Jason Smith (Ft. Myers, FL) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 15 of the event schedule, Haluptzok did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Haluptzok ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.