Finland's Saara Markkanen needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Finland's Saara Markkanen finished 1-13 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 14-4 to Finland's Ellen Vogt, then responded with a 7-5 win over Finland's Tuire Autio. Finland's Saara Markkanen went on to lose 12-1 against Finland's Tiina Kolhi. Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 11-1 to Finland's Irene Harjunpaa. Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 10-5 to Finland's Tiina Puranen. Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 13-2 to Finland's Anne Malmi. Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 12-2 to Finland's Marjo Hippi. Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 13-1 to Finland's Ellen Vogt. Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 9-3 to Finland's Tuire Autio. Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 8-5 to Finland's Tiina Kolhi. Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 12-4 to Finland's Irene Harjunpaa. Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 14-2 to Finland's Tiina Puranen. Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 13-2 to Finland's Anne Malmi. Finland's Saara Markkanen lost 13-2 to Finland's Marjo Hippi in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 28 of the event schedule, Finland's Saara Markkanen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Finland's Saara Markkanen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.