John Gardner (St. Paul, MN) finished 0-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gardner lost 8-2 to Taylor Hill (Blaine, MN), droppimg another game, 8-6 to Brian Betlock (Chaska, MN). Gardner lost 8-7 to Bob Zacher (Chaska, MN). Gardner lost 8-5 to Michael Yaremchuk (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Gardner did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gardner ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.