Mark Olson (Janesville, WI) finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Olson defeated Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ) 12-3, then won 9-4 against Daryl Horsman (Scottsdale, AZ) and 9-2 against Dave Jensen (Bismarck, ND). Olson won 8-4 against Leo Johnson (Fairbanks, AK). Olson went on to lose 6-5 against Chad Roberts (Detroit, MI). Olson lost 9-6 to Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) where Olson responded with a 5-3 win over Doug Schaak (Portland, OR). Olson went on to lose 7-3 against Jeff Wright (Chicago, IL). Olson lost 9-1 to Doug Kauffman (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Olson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Olson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.