Nicky Kaufman (Edmonton, AB) finished 1-4 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kaufman lost 7-5 to Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI), droppimg another game, 7-5 to Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB) where Kaufman responded with a 7-2 win over Delia DeJong (Grande Prairie, AB). Kaufman went on to lose 5-4 against Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON). Kaufman lost 6-2 to Suji Kim (Seoul, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 29 of the event schedule, Kaufman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 68th place on the World Ranking Standings with 22.421 total points. Kaufman ranks 52nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 18.567 points earned so far this season.