Chris Rugg (St. Paul, MN) finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rugg lost 9-7 to Joe Olsen (Blaine, MN), then responded with a 8-3 win over James Bueltel (Blaine, MN). Rugg won 9-6 against Pete Henschel (St. Paul, MN), then won 10-4 against Gary Papenfuss (St. Paul, MN). Rugg went on to lose 8-7 against Bob Hedstrom (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Rugg did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rugg ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.