Jon Penney (Cincinnati, OH) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Penney finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Penney defeated Buck Krawczyk (Austin, TX) 11-3, then went on to lose 7-6 against Matthew Urbaniak (Dayton, OH). Penney lost 8-5 to P.N. Raju (San Francisco, CA) where Penney responded with a 10-3 win over Michael Greene (Syosset, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Penney did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Penney ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.