Darrin Holt (Farmington, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Holt finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Holt lost 5-4 to Mark Olson (Milton, WI), then responded with a 8-3 win over Art Ruohonen (Boise, ID). Holt went on to lose 6-5 against John Kram (Bismarck, ND). Holt responded with a 8-7 win over Jeff Wright (Libertyville, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Holt did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Holt ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.