John Benton (Blaine, MN) finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Benton lost 11-3 to John Shuster (Duluth, USA), droppimg another game, 8-4 to Sean Beighton (Madison, WI). Benton lost 8-5 to 's Jed Brundidge. Benton lost 14-3 to Chase Sinnett (Chaska, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 16 of the event schedule, Benton did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 565th to 568th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Benton ranks 408th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.