Briar Huerlimann (Aarau, SUI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Huerlimann finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Huerlimann lost 8-1 to Cathy Overton-Clapham (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 7-6 to Melanie Wild (Dubendorf, SUI) where Huerlimann responded with a 5-4 win over Fabienne Furbringer (Uitikon, SUI). Huerlimann went on to lose 6-5 against Anna Sidorova (Moscow, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 22 of the event schedule, Huerlimann did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Huerlimann ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.