Steve Pater (St. Paul, MN) finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pater lost 8-5 to Billy Johnston (St. Paul, MN), then responded with a 8-6 win over Max Sando (Seattle, WA). Pater won 7-5 against Dick Goodspeed (St. Paul, MN), then won 6-4 against Tim Campbell (Blaine, MN). Pater went on to lose 7-3 against Chad Anderson (Centerville, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Pater did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Pater ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.