Dan Tufaro (Ardsley, NY) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tufaro defeated Michael Stefanik (Schenectady, NY) 8-4, then went on to lose 10-8 against Mark Mooney (Plainfield, NJ). Tufaro responded with a 10-2 win over Murray Jackson (Durham, NC). Tufaro won 10-4 against Dan Machold (Schenectady, NY) to advance to the B-Qualifier where they 9-1 against Edward Scimia (Bridgeport, CT) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Tufaro did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Tufaro ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.