Mark Tolvstad (Aberdeen, SD) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Tolvstad finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tolvstad lost 7-4 to David Markowski (Roseville, CA), droppimg another game, 9-0 to Doug Owens (Kansas City, MO) where Tolvstad responded with a 7-6 win over Mark Robinson (Pittsburgh, PA). Tolvstad won 11-9 against Guy Davis (Austin, TX) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Tolvstad did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Tolvstad ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.