Jill Thurston (Winnipeg, MB) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thurston lost 6-5 to Stefanie Lawton (Saskatoon, SK), droppimg another game, 6-4 to Kelly Scott (Kelowna, BC) where Thurston responded with a 7-6 win over Cathy Auld (Mississauga, ON). Thurston went on to lose 10-3 against Valerie Sweeting (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 10 of the event schedule, Thurston did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 55th place on the World Ranking Standings with 16.359 total points. Thurston ranks 49th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.550 points earned so far this season.