Anne Merklinger (Ottawa, ON) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Merklinger finished 2-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Merklinger defeated Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) 8-4, then went on to lose 8-1 against Janet Harvey (Winnipeg, MB). Merklinger lost 6-5 to Heather Rankin (Calgary, AB) where Merklinger responded with a 7-6 win over Sherry Anderson (Delisle, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Merklinger did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Merklinger ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.