Christopher Faircloth (Potomac, MD) finished 8-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Faircloth defeated Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ) 13-2, then won 10-2 against David Bykowski (Potomac, MD) and 7-5 against Michael Stefanik (Schenectady, NY). Faircloth won 9-2 against Brian Galebach (Potomac, MD), then won 10-1 against Mark Robinson (Pittsburgh, PA) and 9-5 against Melvin Shaw (Potomac, MD). Faircloth won 7-6 against Peter Bialek (Wayland, MA), then won 8-2 against Chris Lindstrom (Rochester, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Faircloth did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Faircloth ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.