Jeff Wright (Chicago, IL) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Wright finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wright defeated Steve Swoboda (Rice Lake, WI) 6-2, then won 9-5 against Paul Matzke (Madison, WI). Wright went on to lose 6-4 against Dennis Mellerup (Ardsley, NY). Wright responded with a 8-1 win over Jeff Tomlinson (Portland, OR). Wright went on to lose 6-5 against Geoff Goodland (Eau Claire, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Wright did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Wright ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.