David Brown (Madison, WI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Brown finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brown defeated Brent Halfmann (Stephen, MN) 12-1, then went on to lose 7-6 against Jeffrey Knott (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX). Brown responded with a 9-2 win over Benj Guzman (Wayland, MA). Brown went on to lose 6-1 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL). Brown lost 7-3 to Bill Stopera (Ardsley, NY) where Brown responded with a 8-5 win over Justin McBride (San Francisco, CA). Brown won 9-6 against Chad Roberts (Detroit, MI). Brown went on to lose 7-6 against Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA). Brown responded with a 7-3 win over Al Gulseth (Fargo, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Brown did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Brown ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.