Rhonda Varnes (Ottawa, ON) finished 1-3 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Varnes lost 5-2 to Ontario's Julie Hastings, droppimg another game, 5-3 to Michele Jaggi (Berne, SUI). Varnes lost 8-4 to Ontario's Susan McKnight where Varnes responded with a 6-2 win over Ontario's Lisa Farnell in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 2 of the event schedule, Varnes did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 127th place on the World Ranking Standings with 2.250 total points. Varnes ranks 356th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.