Kaitlyn Lawes (Winnipeg, MB) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lawes defeated Jocelyn Peterman (Red Deer, AB) 8-3, then went on to lose 6-5 against Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON). Lawes responded with a 8-2 win over Leslie Rogers (Edmonton, AB). Lawes went on to lose 6-3 against Kelly Scott (Kelowna, BC). Lawes responded with a 5-2 win over Cathy Overton-Clapham (Winnipeg, MB). Lawes went on to lose 6-3 against Stefanie Lawton (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Lawes did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 1st place on the World Ranking Standings with 239.350 total points. Lawes ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 40.000 points earned so far this season.