Heather Strong (St. John's, NL) finished 4-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Strong lost 7-3 to Patti Lank (New York, USA), then responded with a 6-5 win over Sarah Rhyno (Brookside, NS). Strong won 6-4 against Amber Holland (Kronau, SK), then won 5-4 against Cheryl Bernard (Calgary, AB). Strong went on to lose 6-5 against Colleen Jones (Halifax, NS). Strong responded with a 8-5 win over Janet McGhee (Uxbridge, ON). Strong went on to lose 8-2 against Meredith Harrison (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Strong did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Strong ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.