Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) finished 0-5 in the 22-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sobering lost 6-3 to Colin Koivula (Thunder Bay , NONT), droppimg another game, 7-3 to Todd Birr (Blaine, MN). Sobering lost 7-0 to Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN). Sobering lost 8-3 to Bob Leclair (Tempe, AZ). Sobering lost 5-4 to Cameron Rittenour (Sioux Falls, SD) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Sobering did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 142nd to 149th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 19.396 total points. Sobering ranks 189th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.511 points earned so far this season.