Roger Smith (Bismarck, ND) finished 8-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ) 10-7, then won 10-9 against Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO). Smith went on to lose 10-9 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL). Smith responded with a 9-4 win over Charles Taggart (Ogden, UT). Smith won 9-6 against Chad Roberts (Detroit, MI), then won 7-6 against Aaron Wald (Bemidji, MN) and 7-4 against Paul Mendoza (Burbank, CA). Smith won 9-5 against Jeffrey Erickson (Superior, WI), then won 7-1 against Doug Kauffman (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 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.