Gert Messing (Schenectady, NY) finished 1-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Messing lost 9-8 to Calvin Weber (Potomac, MD), droppimg another game, 7-3 to Edward Scimia (Bridgeport, CT). Messing lost 7-6 to Bret Sentiwany (Albany, NY). Messing lost 10-9 to Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ) where Messing responded with a 7-2 win over Brian Dauernheim (Potomac, MD) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Messing did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Messing ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.