Margie Smith (Saint Paul, MN) finished 1-4 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 6-3 to Ashley Kallos (Thunder Bay, ON), droppimg another game, 8-3 to Cory Christensen (Duluth, MN). Smith lost 8-2 to Nina Spatola (Madison, WI). Smith lost 6-4 to Amy Lou Anderson (St. Paul, MN) where Smith responded with a 11-2 win over Alexandra Carlson (St Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 150th place on the World Ranking Standings with 1.750 total points. Smith ranks 337th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.