Landon Russell (Austin, TX) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Russell finished 0-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Russell lost 7-4 to Seth King (La Crosse, WI), droppimg another game, 9-5 to Jon Penney (Cincinnati, OH) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Russell did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Russell ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.