Lionel Locke (St. Paul, MN) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Locke lost 9-0 to Manitoba's Scott Ramsay, droppimg another game, 6-5 to Scott Dunnam (Philadelphia, PA) where Locke responded with a 9-6 win over Fred Maxie (Madison, WI). Locke went on to lose 4-0 against Stephen Dropkin (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 7 of the event schedule, Locke did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 506th to 507th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Locke ranks 178th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.