Jim Smoltz (Beaverton, OR) finished 2-7 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smoltz lost 9-2 to Aaron Nunberg (St. Paul, MN), then responded with a 10-5 win over Irvin Mossberger (Superior, WI). Smoltz went on to lose 7-3 against Jeff Wright (Chicago, IL). Smoltz lost 11-5 to Michael Moore (Cleveland, OH). Smoltz lost 10-3 to Gert Messing (Ardsley, NY). Smoltz lost 5-4 to John Shoesmith (Seattle, WA). Smoltz lost 7-1 to Bill Stopera (Ardsley, NY). Smoltz lost 6-5 to Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO) where Smoltz responded with a 1-0 win over David Pengilly (Bismarck, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smoltz did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smoltz ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.