Tim Doherty (St. Paul, MN) finished 6-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Doherty defeated Matt Clark (Denver, CO) 10-2, then won 7-6 against Ryan Moellman (Columbus, OH). Doherty went on to lose 6-3 against Mark Faltesek (St. Paul, MN). Doherty responded with a 8-3 win over Dave Cary (St. Paul, MN). Doherty won 1-0 against William Anlauf (Chaska, MN), then won 1-0 against Jim McMann (St. Paul, MN) and 6-5 against Ann Podoll (Fargo, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 25 of the event schedule, Doherty did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Doherty ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.