Steve Rooney (St. Paul, MN) finished 4-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rooney lost 7-2 to Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL), then responded with a 8-6 win over Jesse Bailey (Blaine, MN). Rooney went on to lose 8-0 against Gary Papenfuss (St. Paul, MN). Rooney responded with a 7-6 win over Pete Henschel (St. Paul, MN). Rooney won 7-6 against Billy Johnston (St. Paul, MN), then won 7-5 against Jack Moores (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Rooney did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rooney ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.