Aileen Sormunen (Blaine, USA) finished 3-2 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sormunen defeated Cristin Clark (Blaine, MN) 9-0, then went on to lose 9-4 against Brett Barber (Biggar, SK). Sormunen responded with a 5-2 win over Liane Fossum (Thunder Bay, NONT). Sormunen went on to lose 4-3 against Patti Lank (Lewiston, NY). Sormunen responded with a 8-2 win over Debbie McCormick (Rio, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Sormunen did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 33rd to 34th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 41.072 total points. Sormunen ranks 26th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 27.250 points earned so far this season.