Minnesota's Mike Farbelow finished 5-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Minnesota's Mike Farbelow defeated Mike Fraboni (Madison, WI) 11-5, then won 10-2 against Kimberly Wapola (St. Paul, MN). Minnesota's Mike Farbelow went on to lose 9-4 against Minnesota's Todd Birr. Minnesota's Mike Farbelow responded with a 7-5 win over Juraj Gallo (Martin, SVK). Minnesota's Mike Farbelow won 7-6 against Craig Brown (Madison, WI), then won 6-3 against Ryan Lemke (Medford, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Minnesota's Mike Farbelow did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Minnesota's Mike Farbelow ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.