Ryan Berg (West Fargo, ND) finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Berg defeated Minnesota's Josh Bahr 7-3, then went on to lose 6-5 against Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON). Berg responded with a 6-4 win over Minnesota's Dan Ruehl. Berg went on to lose 6-4 against Todd Birr (Mankato, MN). Berg responded with a 7-5 win over Northern Ontario's Trevor Bonot in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Berg did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 412th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Berg ranks 641st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.