Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN) finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sormunen defeated Paul Matzke (Madison, WI) 6-5, then won 8-2 against Jerry Van Brunt (Denver, CO). Sormunen went on to lose 8-5 against Dennis Mellerup (Ardsley, NY). Sormunen responded with a 6-1 win over Brian Brenengen (Centerville, WI). Sormunen went on to lose 6-5 against Mike Farbelow (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.