Dan Machold (Schenectady, NY) finished 4-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Machold lost 12-6 to Matthew Pring (Bucks County, PA), then responded with a 7-4 win over Garth Marshmann (Durham, NC). Machold won 10-6 against Bret Sentiwany (Albany, NY). Machold went on to lose 10-4 against Dan Tufaro (Ardsley, NY). Machold responded with a 8-2 win over Murray Jackson (Durham, NC) to advance to the C-Qualifier where they 7-6 against Mark Mooney (Plainfield, NJ) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Machold did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Machold ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.