Ben Richardson (Eau Claire, WI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Richardson finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Richardson lost 7-4 to Caitlin Pulli (Rochester, NY), then responded with a 10-2 win over Doug Schaak (Vancouver, WA). Richardson went on to lose 6-4 against Dave Durrant (Chicago, IL). Richardson responded with a 10-3 win over Thomas Lee (Lynnwood, WA). Richardson won 10-4 against Evan Workin (Fargo, ND). Richardson went on to lose 7-5 against Sean Murray (Port Huron, MI). Richardson responded with a 6-5 win over Tyler George (Duluth, MN). Richardson won 7-5 against Hunter Clawson (Potomac, MD), then won 7-5 against Aaron Johnston (Greenwood, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Richardson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Richardson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.