Justin McBride (San Francisco, CA) needed tiebreakers to advance to the playoffs, McBride finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McBride defeated Bill Stopera (Ardsley, NY) 7-4, then went on to lose 10-3 against Lyle Sieg (Seattle, WA). McBride responded with a 6-4 win over Brent Halfmann (Stephen, MN). McBride won 10-8 against Chad Roberts (Detroit, MI). McBride went on to lose 9-0 against Jeffrey Knott (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX). McBride lost 8-5 to David Brown (Madison, WI). McBride lost 7-5 to Al Gulseth (Fargo, ND) where McBride responded with a 8-6 win over Benj Guzman (Wayland, MA). McBride won 10-8 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, McBride did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. McBride ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.