Stephen Root (Shaker Heights, OH) lost 6-5 to John Negus (Shaker Heights, OH) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2024 Pan-American Masters Games: Mens in Cleveland, Ohio. of the 2024 Pan-American Masters Games: Mens in Cleveland, Ohio; Stephen Root (Shaker Heights, OH) lost 6-5 to John Negus (Shaker Heights, OH) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2024 Pan-American Masters Games: Mens in Cleveland, Ohio. Root lost 10-3 to Marcus Gleaton (Three Rivers, MI) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game. of the 2024 Pan-American Masters Games: Mens in Cleveland, Ohio; and won 7-4 over Jay Clark (Saline, MI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Pan-American Masters Games: Mens in Cleveland, Ohio;
 
Root finished 1-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Root lost 13-4 to Stephen Moss (Yellowknife, NT), then responded with a 8-5 win over Negus. Root went on to lose 6-2 against Gleaton. Root lost 8-5 to Clark in their final qualifying round match.
 
Root ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.