Doug Kauffman (Seattle, WA) finished 8-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauffman defeated Chad Roberts (Detroit, MI) 7-4, then won 9-5 against Leo Johnson (Fairbanks, AK) and 6-5 against Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ). Kauffman won 8-0 against Dave Jensen (Bismarck, ND). Kauffman went on to lose 8-4 against Jeff Wright (Chicago, IL). Kauffman responded with a 9-3 win over Doug Schaak (Portland, OR). Kauffman won 7-5 against Daryl Horsman (Scottsdale, AZ), then won 11-7 against Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) and 9-1 against Mark Olson (Janesville, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Kauffman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kauffman ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.