Matt Mielke (Fargo-Moorhead, ND) finished 5-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mielke defeated Matt Jacobson (Blaine, MN) 9-2, then went on to lose 7-2 against Margie Smith (St. Paul, MN). Mielke responded with a 9-2 win over Jason Botterill (Lakeville, MN). Mielke won 7-2 against Mike Verdoorn (Blaine, MN), then won 7-5 against Mark Tolvstad (Aberdeen, SD) and 6-4 against Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Mielke did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Mielke ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.