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