Dave Ellis (Mississauga, ON) finished 5-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ellis defeated Jason Hall (Kalamazoo, MI) 1-0, then won 1-0 against Todd Laug (Lewiston, MI) and 1-0 against Paul Carmouche (Detroit, MI). Ellis won 1-0 against Martha Lemert (Fort Wayne, IN), then won 8-5 against Benjamin Levy (Detroit, MI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ellis did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ellis ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.