Tucker Smith (Fargo, ND) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Smith finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO) 6-2, then went on to lose 5-2 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL). Smith responded with a 7-0 win over Greg Gallagher (Tempe, AZ). Smith went on to lose 9-1 against Bret Jackson (Detroit, MI). Smith responded with a 5-1 win over Robert Melville (Wayland, MA). Smith won 6-5 against John Lilla (St. Paul, MN), then won 8-3 against Sean Murray (Hatland, WI). Smith went on to lose 6-4 against Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK). Smith lost 4-3 to Fred Maxie (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.