Minnesota's Stephen Dropkin finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Minnesota's Stephen Dropkin lost 8-5 to 's Mark Haluptzok, then responded with a 6-2 win over Ethan Meyers (Duluth, MN). Minnesota's Stephen Dropkin went on to lose 6-4 against Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON). Minnesota's Stephen Dropkin lost 6-2 to John Shuster (Duluth, MN). Minnesota's Stephen Dropkin lost 6-3 to Jeff Isaacson (Eveleth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Minnesota's Stephen Dropkin did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 324th to 338th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.650 total points. Minnesota's Stephen Dropkin ranks 489th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.