Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN) finished 5-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sormunen lost 7-2 to Moneer Rana (St. Paul, MN), then responded with a 12-4 win over Dan Andrews (Denver, CO). Sormunen won 9-4 against Leo Moorhead (Milwaukee, WI), then won 10-2 against Jomar Ochoco (St. Paul, MN) and 8-4 against Greg Hanson (Chaska, MN). Sormunen won 10-4 against Ken King (St. Paul, MN). Sormunen went on to lose 6-3 against Bob Hedstrom (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sormunen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sormunen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.