England's Kirsty Balfour finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, England's Kirsty Balfour lost 6-3 to Switzerland's Carine Mattille, droppimg another game, 9-6 to Netherlands's Shari Leibbrandt where England's Kirsty Balfour responded with a 7-3 win over Switzerland's Lea Jauch. England's Kirsty Balfour went on to lose 8-7 against Germany's Petra Tschetsch in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, England's Kirsty Balfour did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. England's Kirsty Balfour ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.