Russell Heier (Bismarck, ND) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Heier finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Heier lost 10-2 to Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN), then responded with a 8-3 win over Doug Cameron (Duluth, MN). Heier went on to lose 9-4 against Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, WI). Heier responded with a 4-3 win over Lloyd Yanis (Georgetown, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Heier did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Heier ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.