Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK) finished 7-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Persinger defeated Stu Cohen (Columbus, OH) 10-4, then won 9-6 against Doug Schaak (Beaverton, OR). Persinger went on to lose 8-6 against Benj Guzman (Wayland, MA). Persinger responded with a 7-3 win over Jeffrey Knott (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX). Persinger won 10-2 against Ron Parks (Eau Claire, WI), then won 10-2 against Greg Schatzman (Seattle, WA) and 10-5 against Tucker Smith (Bismarck, ND). Persinger won 7-4 against Jeff Wright (Chicago, IL). Persinger went on to lose 9-5 against Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Persinger did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Persinger ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.