Billy Johnston (St. Paul, MN) finished 1-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Johnston lost 11-0 to Aaron Nunberg (St. Paul, MN), droppimg another game, 11-6 to Brian Gabrio (St. Paul, MN) where Johnston responded with a 9-7 win over Dan Backman (St. Paul, MN). Johnston went on to lose 8-5 against Bob Wattenhofer (Blaine, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Johnston did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Johnston ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.