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