Stephen Dropkin (Minneapolis, MN) finished 0-4 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin lost 6-3 to Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Michael Johnson (New Westminster, BC). Dropkin lost 6-1 to Colin Koivula (Thunder Bay, NONT). Dropkin lost 7-3 to Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Dropkin did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 171st to 177th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 16.091 total points. Dropkin ranks 162nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 11.216 points earned so far this season.