Nicholas Visnich (Pittsburgh, PA) finished 0-4 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Visnich lost 8-2 to Ben Bevan (Ajax, ON), droppimg another game, 7-2 to Korey Dropkin (Wayland, MA). Visnich lost 6-4 to Cory Christensen (Duluth, MN). Visnich lost 7-0 to Erika Brown (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Visnich did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Visnich ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.