Melissa Runing (North Mankato, MN) finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Runing lost 9-4 to Jessica Schultz (Saint Paul, MN), droppimg another game, 9-2 to Cory Christensen (Blaine, USA). Runing lost 6-5 to Minnesota's Annmarie Dubberstein. Runing lost 7-1 to Robyn Silvernagle (North Battleford, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Runing did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 145th to 150th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 9.894 total points. Runing ranks 258th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.