Regarded as two of the worst participants of the tournament, Baller and Howie faced each other, and the winner enters the knockout stage. After two games full of blunders and mistakes, Howie was victorious over Baller with the result 2-0, and will face Obama in the quarter finals. One of the biggest moments of the games they played was when Howie blundered his queen on move 18 of the first game, but Baller missed the opportunity to win the queen and moved his king. Overall, the games were very messy, but Howie turned out to be the better one.