Benoit Lessard (Normanque, CAN) are currently 6-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lessard defeated Ken White (Cape Cod, MA) 10-1, then won 9-2 against Radek Musilek (Prague, CZE). Lessard went on to lose 4-2 against Radoslav Duris (Bratislava, SVK). Lessard responded with a 7-3 win over Brad Carlson (Cape Cod, MA). Lessard won 9-3 against George Eldridge (Connecticut, USA), then won 10-0 against Bobby Faircloth (Charlotte, NC) and 10-3 against Bob Prenoveau (Utica, NY). In their next game, Lessard plays.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Lessard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Lessard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.