Kelby Smith (Bismarck, ND) finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 7-4 to Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA), then responded with a 7-6 win over Derek Surka (New Haven, CT). Smith won 8-4 against Andy Jukich (St. Paul, MN). Smith went on to lose 6-5 against Ryan Flippo (Fairbanks, AK). Smith responded with a 8-2 win over Fred Maxie (Scottsdale, AZ). Smith went on to lose 8-7 against Sean Murray (Watertown, WI). Smith responded with a 6-5 win over Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL). Smith won 6-4 against Dennis Mellerup (Plainfield, NJ), then won 11-3 against Wesley Seeger (San Francisco, CA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.