Chelsea Carey (Winnipeg, MB) finished 2-3 in the 32 team Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic qualifying round, held October 5 - 8, 2012 at the Calgary Curling Club in , Canada. In their opening game, Carey defeated Leslie Rogers (Edmonton, AB) 8-1, then won 6-3 against Amy Nixon (Calgary/Red Deer, AB). Carey went on to lose 5-4 against Sherry Middaugh (Coldwater, ON). Carey lost 6-5 to Stefanie Lawton (Saskatoon, SK). Carey lost 6-3 to Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Carey did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 10th place on the World Ranking Standings with 110.700 total points. Carey ranks 22nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 15.000 points earned so far this season.