Melissa Pierce (Edmonton, AB) finished 0-4 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pierce lost 6-3 to Daniela Jentsch (Fuessen, GER), droppimg another game, 9-1 to Eunjung Kim (Gangneung, KOR). Pierce lost 8-1 to Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON). Pierce lost 8-2 to Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Pierce did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 102nd to 104th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 10.769 total points. Pierce ranks 231st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.