Randy Baird (Bemidji, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Baird finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Baird lost 9-3 to Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO), then responded with a 8-7 win over Evan Workin (Fargo-Moorhead, ND). Baird won 6-2 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL), then won 8-1 against Sean Murray (Madison, WI) and 9-4 against Stu Cohen (Columbus, OH). Baird went on to lose 7-4 against Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK). Baird lost 9-1 to Brady Clark (Seattle, WA) where Baird responded with a 9-4 win over Robert Melville (Wayland, MA). Baird won 9-1 against Stephanie Jensen (Hollywood, CA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Baird did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Baird ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.