Australia's Matt Panoussi needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Australia's Matt Panoussi finished 4-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Australia's Matt Panoussi defeated Australia's Phil Goschnick 10-4, then won 8-3 against Australia's Bruce Freshwater and 5-4 against Australia's Sean Hall. Australia's Matt Panoussi won 8-6 against Australia's Dustin Armstrong in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Australia's Matt Panoussi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Australia's Matt Panoussi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.