John Kram (Bismarck, ND) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Kram finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kram lost 7-1 to Jeff Wright (Libertyville, WI), droppimg another game, 9-5 to Mark Olson (Milton, WI) where Kram responded with a 6-5 win over Darrin Holt (Farmington, MN). Kram won 7-2 against Art Ruohonen (Boise, ID) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Kram did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kram ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.