John Lilla (St. Paul, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Lilla finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lilla lost 5-3 to Fred Maxie (Seattle, WA), droppimg another game, 8-2 to Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK) where Lilla responded with a 7-2 win over Sean Murray (Hatland, WI). Lilla went on to lose 6-4 against Robert Melville (Wayland, MA). Lilla responded with a 11-1 win over Bret Jackson (Detroit, MI). Lilla won 7-3 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL). Lilla went on to lose 6-5 against Tucker Smith (Fargo, ND). Lilla responded with a 8-5 win over Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO). Lilla won 5-3 against Greg Gallagher (Tempe, AZ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Lilla did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Lilla ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.