Bill Kuhlmann (St. Paul, MN) finished 3-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kuhlmann lost 7-0 to John Solem (St. Paul, MN), droppimg another game, 10-2 to Jeff Helstrom (Chaska, MN). Kuhlmann lost 9-1 to Jomar Ochoco (St. Paul, MN) where Kuhlmann responded with a 12-6 win over Kirk Thompson (Blaine, MN). Kuhlmann won 1-0 against Brian Betlock (Chaska, MN), then won 8-2 against Sean Brown (Blaine, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Kuhlmann did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kuhlmann ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.