Olga Zharkova (Moscow, RUS) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Zharkova are currently 1-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zharkova lost 10-5 to Michele Jaggi (Berne, SUI), droppimg another game, 5-3 to Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) where Zharkova responded with a 7-5 win over Daniela Driendl (Fuessen, GER). In their opening game, Zharkova plays.
 
. For week 21 of the event schedule, Zharkova did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 124th to 127th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 4.458 total points. Zharkova ranks 183rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.665 points earned so far this season.