Minnesota's Todd Birr finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Minnesota's Todd Birr defeated Dean Gemmell (New York, NY) 6-5, then went on to lose 7-3 against Craig Brown (Blaine, USA). Minnesota's Todd Birr responded with a 8-6 win over Minnesota's Peter Stolt. Minnesota's Todd Birr won 5-4 against Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA). Minnesota's Todd Birr went on to lose 5-0 against Jake Vukich (Bemidji, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Minnesota's Todd Birr did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Minnesota's Todd Birr ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.