Susan McDonald (Chicago, IL) finished 4-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald lost 8-6 to Shelly Kinney (St. Paul, MN), droppimg another game, 9-3 to Beth Bohlman (Grand Forks, ND). McDonald lost 10-8 to Cynthia Smith (Denver, CO). McDonald lost 9-3 to Em Good (Seattle, WA) where McDonald responded with a 10-2 win over Mary Jaster (Grafton, ND). McDonald won 10-9 against Brooke Schneider (Detroit, MI), then won 10-3 against Elle LeBeau (Seattle, WA). McDonald went on to lose 9-2 against Gabrielle Coleman (San Francisco, CA). McDonald responded with a 10-9 win over Sarah Walsh (San Francisco, CA) 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.