Tim Walior (St. Paul, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Walior finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walior defeated Leo Moorhead (Milwaukee, WI) 11-3, then won 7-3 against Michael Yaremchuk (St. Paul, MN) and 7-4 against Kyle Blade (Blaine, MN). Walior went on to lose 7-4 against Merlin Orvik (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Walior did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Walior ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.