Dean Skallman (Chaska, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Skallman finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Skallman defeated Grant Sormunen (Blaine, MN) 7-2, then won 7-1 against Mark Faltesek (St. Paul, MN). Skallman went on to lose 10-1 against David Temple (St. Paul, MN). Skallman lost 10-6 to Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Skallman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Skallman ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.