Laith Sando (Farmers Branch, TX) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Sando finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sando lost 13-1 to Darrell Brown (Cincinnati, OH), then responded with a 7-5 win over Doug Pearson (Indianapolis, IN). Sando won 10-7 against David Wiesen (San Francisco, CA). Sando went on to lose 9-1 against Guy Scholz (Colorado Springs, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sando did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sando ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.