John Shoesmith (Seattle, WA) finished 4-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shoesmith defeated Irvin Mossberger (Superior, WI) 7-5, then won 8-6 against Gert Messing (Ardsley, NY). Shoesmith went on to lose 5-4 against Bill Stopera (Ardsley, NY). Shoesmith lost 10-7 to Jeff Wright (Chicago, IL). Shoesmith lost 8-2 to Aaron Nunberg (St. Paul, MN) where Shoesmith responded with a 5-4 win over Jim Smoltz (Beaverton, OR). Shoesmith won 9-6 against David Pengilly (Bismarck, ND). Shoesmith went on to lose 8-4 against Michael Moore (Cleveland, OH). Shoesmith lost 10-3 to Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Shoesmith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Shoesmith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.