John Shoesmith (Seattle, WA) finished 3-6 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shoesmith lost 8-6 to Andy Turner (Columbus, OH), droppimg another game, 9-2 to Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN). Shoesmith lost 10-3 to Bob Leclair (Tempe, AZ) where Shoesmith responded with a 9-8 win over Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ). Shoesmith went on to lose 9-4 against Ryan Berg (Fargo, ND). Shoesmith lost 9-6 to Dan Schally (McFarland, WI). Shoesmith lost 10-9 to Mike Siggins (Tempe, AZ) where Shoesmith responded with a 9-7 win over Jeff Wright (Highland Park, IL). Shoesmith won 7-4 against Darrick Kizlyk (Golden, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Shoesmith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Shoesmith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.