Mike Grudzinski (Detroit, MI) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Grudzinski lost 6-5 to Todd Laug (Lewiston, MI), then responded with a 1-0 win over Jason Hall (Kalamazoo, MI). Grudzinski won 1-0 against Dudley Irvin (Columbus, OH), then won 1-0 against Bob Bellamy (Maryfield, OH) and 5-2 against Rich Romano (Detroit, MI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Grudzinski did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Grudzinski ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.