Margie Smith (St. Paul, MN, MN) finished 0-4 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 5-2 to Minnesota's Allison Pottinger, droppimg another game, 8-7 to Patti Lank (Rochester, NY). Smith lost 6-4 to Jenna Haag (Janesville, WI). Smith lost 8-3 to Minnesota's Alexandra Carlson in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 16 of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 145th place on the World Ranking Standings with 2.813 total points. Smith ranks 114th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.750 points earned so far this season.