Minnesota's John Shuster finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Minnesota's John Shuster defeated Jack Carr (Thunder Bay, NONT) 7-4, then went on to lose 9-4 against Wisconsin's John Benton. Minnesota's John Shuster responded with a 7-5 win over Eric Fenson (Bemidji, MN). Minnesota's John Shuster went on to lose 7-1 against Tyler George (Duluth, MN). Minnesota's John Shuster responded with a 7-5 win over Dale Gibbs (Woodbury, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Minnesota's John Shuster did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 143rd to 144th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 8.515 total points. Minnesota's John Shuster ranks 189th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.025 points earned so far this season.