Kristy McDonald (Winnipeg, MB) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald lost 9-6 to Bingyu Wang (Harbin, CHN), droppimg another game, 10-4 to Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) where McDonald responded with a 9-5 win over Sherry Anderson (Delisle, SK). McDonald went on to lose 9-7 against Kerry Galusha (Yellowknife, NT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, McDonald did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. McDonald ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.