Aileen Sormunen (Duluth, MN) finished 3-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sormunen defeated Michelle DeBuck (Midland, MI) 13-2, then went on to lose 6-4 against Allison Pottinger (St. Paul, MN). Sormunen responded with a 7-4 win over Brigid Ellig (St. Paul, MN). Sormunen won 7-2 against Cassie Potter (St. Paul, MN). Sormunen went on to lose 7-6 against Patti Lank (Lewiston, NY). Sormunen lost 5-4 to Alexandra Carlson (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 16 of the event schedule, Sormunen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 103rd place on the World Ranking Standings with 8.250 total points. Sormunen ranks 118th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.750 points earned so far this season.