Steve Pater (St. Paul, MN) finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pater lost 10-6 to John Larson (Chaska, MN), then responded with a 7-4 win over Jeff Helstrom (Chaska, MN). Pater won 8-4 against Billy Johnston (St. Paul, MN), then won 10-4 against Casey Wright (St. Paul, MN). Pater went on to lose 10-1 against Bob Hedstrom (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Pater did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Pater ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.