Tom Scott (Hibbing, MN) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Scott lost 8-3 to Northern Ontario's Bryan Burgess, droppimg another game, 6-1 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI) where Scott responded with a 7-5 win over Jason Smith (Ft. Myers, FL). Scott won 7-5 against Minnesota's Peter Stolt. Scott went on to lose 7-2 against Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Scott did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 596th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Scott ranks 418th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.