Benj Guzman (Wayland, MA) finished 7-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Guzman lost 8-6 to Tucker Smith (Bismarck, ND), then responded with a 8-7 win over Jeff Wright (Chicago, IL). Guzman won 8-6 against Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK), then won 11-7 against Greg Schatzman (Seattle, WA) and 8-5 against Doug Schaak (Beaverton, OR). Guzman went on to lose 8-7 against Jeffrey Knott (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX). Guzman responded with a 12-9 win over Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN). Guzman won 8-6 against Stu Cohen (Columbus, OH), then won 12-10 against Ron Parks (Eau Claire, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Guzman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Guzman ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.