Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Willmert lost 8-6 to Doug Schaak (Beaverton, OR), then responded with a 9-4 win over Jeffrey Knott (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX). Willmert won 8-6 against Stu Cohen (Columbus, OH), then won 8-7 against Ron Parks (Eau Claire, WI) and 7-6 against Jeff Wright (Chicago, IL). Willmert went on to lose 8-7 against Tucker Smith (Bismarck, ND). Willmert lost 12-9 to Benj Guzman (Wayland, MA). Willmert lost 7-6 to Greg Schatzman (Seattle, WA) where Willmert responded with a 9-5 win over Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Willmert did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Willmert ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.