Kathy Pielage (Chicago, IL) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Pielage finished 5-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pielage defeated Shelley Dropkin (Wayland, MA) 9-4, then went on to lose 8-5 against Norma O'Leary (Duluth, MN). Pielage responded with a 6-4 win over Margie Smith (St. Paul, MN). Pielage won 8-4 against Anne Wiggins (Laurel, MD), then won 8-6 against Debra Horn (Shaker Heights, OH). Pielage went on to lose 9-8 against Sharon Vukich (Seattle, WA). Pielage responded with a 10-7 win over Dana Watson (Portland, OR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Pielage did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Pielage ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.