Steve Buffington (Pittsburgh, PA) finished 1-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Buffington defeated Michael Greene (Long Island, NY) 9-3, then went on to lose 9-1 against Martin Sather (Ardsley, NY). Buffington lost 10-0 to Brian Damon (Falmouth, MA). Buffington lost 8-2 to Edward Scimia (Bridgeport, CT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Buffington did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Buffington ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.