Michael Stefanik (Schenectady, NY) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Stefanik finished 5-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stefanik defeated Timothy Ho (Wayland, MA) 9-7, then won 6-4 against Philip Bruce (Cape Cod, MA) and 9-4 against Ann Drummie (Laurel, MD). Stefanik won 5-4 against Melvin Shaw (Laurel, MD). Stefanik went on to lose 7-4 against Robert Melville (Wayland, MA). Stefanik responded with a 8-0 win over Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Stefanik did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Stefanik ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.