Daniel Fort (Greenville, SC) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Fort finished 0-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fort lost 8-0 to Troy Dittberner (Alexandria, MN), droppimg another game, 13-1 to Guy Scholz (Colorado Springs, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Fort did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Fort ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.