Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK) finished 7-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Persinger defeated Paul Mendoza (Burbank, CA) 9-1, then won 7-5 against Sidney Schroeder (Houghton, MI) and 6-3 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL). Persinger won 8-3 against Robert Melville (Wayland, MA). Persinger went on to lose 8-2 against Dan Schally (Madison, WI). Persinger responded with a 10-1 win over Todd Ussatis (Bismarck, ND). Persinger won 8-4 against Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO), then won 5-4 against Hunter Clawson (Duluth, MN). Persinger went on to lose 8-7 against Fred Maxie (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Persinger did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Persinger ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.