Kate Bert (St. Paul, MN) finished 0-4 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bert lost 8-3 to Wisconsin's Erika Brown, droppimg another game, 8-1 to Tracy Fleury (Sudbury , NONT). Bert lost 7-3 to Cory Christensen (Blaine, USA). Bert lost 8-2 to Kendra Lilly (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Bert did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 150th to 153rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 2.929 total points. Bert ranks 148th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.200 points earned so far this season.