Ryan Flippo (Fairbanks, AK) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Flippo finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Flippo lost 8-4 to Derek Surka (New Haven, CT), droppimg another game, 8-2 to Andy Jukich (St. Paul, MN). Flippo lost 8-4 to Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA) where Flippo responded with a 6-5 win over Kelby Smith (Bismarck, ND). Flippo won 10-4 against Wesley Seeger (San Francisco, CA), then won 7-3 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL) and 6-4 against Dennis Mellerup (Plainfield, NJ). Flippo went on to lose 12-5 against Fred Maxie (Scottsdale, AZ). Flippo responded with a 10-4 win over Sean Murray (Watertown, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Flippo did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Flippo ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.