Matt Stevens (Bemidji, MN) finished 1-3 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stevens lost 7-6 to Dave Jensen (Bismarck, ND), droppimg another game, 4-2 to Jeff Puleo (Forest Lake, MN) where Stevens responded with a 8-4 win over Korey Dropkin (Southborough, MA). Stevens went on to lose 6-5 against Tyler George (Duluth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Stevens did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 306th to 308th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 1.050 total points. Stevens ranks 232nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.050 points earned so far this season.