Paul Mendoza (Hollywood, CA) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Mendoza finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mendoza defeated Matt Galas (Chicago, IL) 10-1, then won 6-4 against William Nordine (Kalamazoo, MI). Mendoza went on to lose 13-1 against Jesus Barajas (San Francisco, CA). Mendoza lost 7-3 to Jon Penney (Cincinnati, OH) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Mendoza did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Mendoza ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.