Joel Ingersoll (St. Paul, MN) finished 4-3 in the 0 team The Big Spiel qualifying round, held January 10 - 13, 2019 in , . In their opening game, Ingersoll lost 8-1 to Dan Ostheimer (Houston, TX), droppimg another game, 7-3 to John Bauer (Blaine, MN) where Ingersoll responded with a 5-2 win over Bill Morrison (Orlando, FL). Ingersoll won 7-6 against Tim Bachmeier (Blaine, MN), then won 12-1 against Joe Evert (St. Paul, MN) and 9-1 against Jill Aitchison (St. Paul, MN). Ingersoll went on to lose 7-4 against Dave Langworthy (Detroit Lakes, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ingersoll did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ingersoll ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.