Karen Ruus (Calgary, AB) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruus lost 7-3 to Lisa Johnson (Edmonton, AB), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Valerie Sweeting (Edmonton, AB) where Ruus responded with a 7-5 win over Patty Hersikorn (Saskatoon, SK). Ruus went on to lose 8-4 against Andrea McCutcheon (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ruus did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ruus ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.