Jo-Ann Rizzo (Brantford, ON) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Rizzo finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rizzo lost 7-6 to Ian Parker (Sarnia, ON), then responded with a 9-4 win over Mike Ball (Toronto, ON). Rizzo went on to lose 11-5 against Nancy Martin (Regina, SK). Rizzo responded with a 8-0 win over Elana Sone (Laurel, MD) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Rizzo did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rizzo ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.