Rebecca Atkinson (Moncton, NB) finished 1-3 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Atkinson lost 9-0 to Emily Ball (Halifax, NS), then responded with a 7-3 win over Samantha Peters (Ottawa, ON). Atkinson went on to lose 4-2 against Jill Brothers (Halifax, NS). Atkinson lost 8-3 to Colleen Jones (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Atkinson earned 0.496 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, dropping 2 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 139th place overall with 15.571 total points. Atkinson ranks 184th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.496 points earned so far this season.