Joe Walter (St. Paul, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Walter finished 1-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walter lost 12-0 to Geoff Goodland (St. Paul, MN), droppimg another game, 8-0 to Mary Deuhs (St. Paul, MN) where Walter responded with a 9-7 win over Brian Betlock (Chaska, MN). Walter went on to lose 9-7 against Sapa Carlson (Chaska, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Walter did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Walter ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.