Rory Ellingson (St. Paul, MN) finished 1-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ellingson lost 8-3 to Jeffrey Erickson (St. Paul, MN), droppimg another game, 9-5 to Mike Fraboni (Madison, WI). Ellingson lost 8-3 to Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN) where Ellingson responded with a 5-4 win over Doug Cameron (Duluth, MN). Ellingson went on to lose 7-3 against Timothy Ho (Wayland, MA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ellingson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ellingson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.