Gert Messing (Ardsley, NY) finished 8-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Messing defeated Edward Scimia (Bridgeport, CT) 12-4, then won 8-7 against Hunter Clawson (Potomac, MD) and 11-7 against Michael Stefanik (Schenectady, NY). Messing won 11-5 against Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ), then won 6-4 against Clawson and 7-5 against Martin Sather (Ardsley, NY). Messing won 9-5 against Petrov, then won 9-6 against Sather in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Messing did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Messing ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.