Derek Surka (New Haven, CT) finished 7-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Surka defeated Ryan Flippo (Fairbanks, AK) 8-4, then went on to lose 7-6 against Kelby Smith (Bismarck, ND). Surka responded with a 12-3 win over Wesley Seeger (San Francisco, CA). Surka won 10-2 against Dennis Mellerup (Plainfield, NJ), then won 10-1 against Fred Maxie (Scottsdale, AZ). Surka went on to lose 10-3 against Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA). Surka responded with a 8-2 win over Sean Murray (Watertown, WI). Surka won 10-2 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL), then won 11-4 against Andy Jukich (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Surka did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Surka ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.