Joe Walter (St. Paul, MN) finished 1-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walter lost 14-3 to Mark Tolvstad (Aberdeen, SD), then responded with a 8-7 win over Merlin Eddy (Lakeland, MN). Walter went on to lose 8-1 against Shawn Boyle (Philadelphia, PA). Walter lost 13-2 to Steve Pater (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Walter did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Walter ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.