Shelly Kinney (St. Paul, MN, MN) finished 2-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kinney lost 9-1 to Becca Hamilton (Madison, WI), then responded with a 5-3 win over Cassie Potter (St. Paul, MN). Kinney went on to lose 10-2 against Margie Smith (St. Paul, MN). Kinney lost 7-5 to Marlo Dahl (Thunder Bay, ON) where Kinney responded with a 8-5 win over Kimberly Wapola (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Kinney did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kinney ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.