This week's American Open is the final regular season tournament and has the deepest draw of the year, including 8 of PST's Top 10. Additionally, this week's results will determine who receives the final two invitations to next month's PST World Championships in Detroit.

Some of the story lines to watch:

Wael El Hindi and David Palmer are undefeated since their return to PST. However, before an international ban forced them to briefly leave PST action, Hindi beat Palmer in the finals of the 2010 Baltimore Open. It was the one and only time they met in PST. They are seeded #1 and #2 in this week's American Open.

Bradley Ball is PST's reigning Champion and will be looking to prove he deserved one of the top seeds. He beat Hindi in the semi-finals of the NYC Open in 2010, the one and only time they met.

If PST #1 Mohamed El Sherbini and Swedish Champion Gustav Detter advance past the first round, it will be a re-match of the 2011 New England Open finals which Detter won in a game 5 tie breaker.

Shahid Khan will face Adrian Leanza in the opening round. Khan beat Leanza in the finals of last month's Pyramid Open. Then Leanza got his revenge two weeks ago in Albany. Time for a rubber match.

TG Raubenheimer and Andres Vargas faced off once previously. Vargas was fortunate to escape with a five game victory, coincidentally at LiveTechnology's Tuxedo Open last fall.

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Connecticut Open Champion Supreet Singh has a chance to qualify for the PST World Championships in Detroit next month. But he will need to beat PST #6 Ned Marks in the opening round and move one round further than Raubenheimer.

If Hindi reaches the finals of the American Open, he'll qualify for the PST World Championships next month. This means either TG Raubenheimer or Supreet Singh would be in prime position to receive the eighth and final invitation. Andres Vargas has a outside shot at the eighth spot.

Palmer, Leanza, El Sherbini, Marks, and Ball have all earned invitations to Detroit but are looking to improve their seeding based on their results in the American Open.

South African Edwin Lennox will be the tournament referee.