Benoit Lessard (Montreal, QC) finished 6-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lessard defeated Steve Emt (Norfolk, CT) 9-0, then won 11-0 against Brad Carlson (Cape Cod, MA) and 6-5 against Ken White (Sutton, MA). Lessard won 12-0 against Bob Prenoveau (Utica, NY). Lessard went on to lose 6-6 against Jesi Strachem (Iron Station, NC). Lessard responded with a 9-3 win over Shawn Sadowski (Portage, WI). Lessard went on to lose 4-2 against Jimmy Joseph (Utica, NY). Lessard responded with a 8-1 win over George Eldridge (Bridgeport, CT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 2 of the event schedule, Lessard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Lessard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.