Margie Smith (St. Paul, USA) finished 4-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Joanna Olszewski (Naseby, NZL) 14-5, then won 9-1 against Rasa Veronika Jasaitiene (Vilnius, LTU). Smith went on to lose 9-8 against Japan's Miyuki Kawamura. Smith lost 7-6 to Sherry Anderson (Saskatoon, CAN). Smith lost 7-6 to Camilla Noreen (Stockholm, SWE) where Smith responded with a 9-1 win over Manon Harsch (Kent, ENG). Smith won 6-3 against Hong Kong's Ling-Yue Hung in their final qualifying round match.
 
Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.