Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Persinger finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Persinger defeated Stephanie Jensen (Hollywood, CA) 8-3, then won 6-5 against Robert Melville (Wayland, MA) and 7-5 against Stu Cohen (Columbus, OH). Persinger went on to lose 7-3 against Evan Workin (Fargo-Moorhead, ND). Persinger lost 10-9 to Sean Murray (Madison, WI) where Persinger responded with a 7-4 win over Randy Baird (Bemidji, MN). Persinger went on to lose 5-2 against Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO). Persinger responded with a 9-3 win over Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL). Persinger won 3-2 against Brady Clark (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Persinger did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Persinger ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.