Kristy McDonald (Winnipeg, ) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, McDonald finished 5-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald defeated 's Bev Atkins 8-5, then won 8-7 against 's Terry Ursel and 10-3 against 's Linda Stewart. McDonald won 10-6 against 's Jan Sandison. McDonald went on to lose 9-3 against 's Shauna Streich. McDonald responded with a 7-6 win over 's Janet Harvey. McDonald went on to lose 9-7 against 's Joelle Brown 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.