Gert Messing (Ardsley, NY) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Messing finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Messing lost 9-3 to Paul Matzke (Madison, WI), then responded with a 8-4 win over Dale Olsen (Cambridge, MN). Messing won 7-6 against Larry Sharp (Rice Lake, WI). Messing went on to lose 6-3 against Jeff Wright (Chicago, IL). Messing responded with a 5-4 win over David Russell (Centerville, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Messing did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Messing ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.