Olga Zharkova (Kaliningrad, RUS) finished 2-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zharkova lost 5-3 to Anna Kubeskova (Praha, CZE), then responded with a 5-3 win over Lorna Vevers (Stirling, SCO). Zharkova went on to lose 12-3 against Mirjam Ott (Davos, SUI). Zharkova responded with a 4-3 win over Christine Svensen (Hvidovre, DEN). Zharkova went on to lose 7-2 against Alina Paetz (Baden, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 23 of the event schedule, Zharkova did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 46th place on the World Ranking Standings with 31.900 total points. Zharkova ranks 101st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 4.125 points earned so far this season.