Mari Motohashi (Aomori, JPN) finished 2-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Motohashi lost 7-2 to Anna Sidorova (Moscow, RUS), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Japan's Rina Ida where Motohashi responded with a 8-1 win over Touri Koana (Yamanashi, JPN). Motohashi won 4-3 against Korea's Ji Suk Kim. Motohashi went on to lose 8-3 against Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Motohashi did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 49th to 50th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 24.091 total points. Motohashi ranks 42nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 15.750 points earned so far this season.