Andy Hovland (St. Paul, MN) finished 5-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hovland lost 5-3 to Debra Horn (Cleveland, OH), then responded with a 12-3 win over Dan Jobin (Blaine, MN). Hovland won 6-1 against Lloyd Yanis (Denver, CO), then won 9-2 against Mike Crea (St. Paul, MN) and 8-3 against Calvin Rausch (St. Paul, MN). Hovland won 6-3 against Nick Lundbohm (Wauwatosa, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Hovland did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hovland ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.