Elena Stern (Wetzikon, SWE) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Stern finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stern defeated Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) 5-3, then went on to lose 7-3 against Olga Zharkova (Moscow, RUS). Stern lost 6-4 to Lisa Gisler (Glarus, SUI). Stern lost 6-5 to Nina Roth (Blaine, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 20 of the event schedule, Stern did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 122nd place on the World Ranking Standings with 4.570 total points. Stern ranks 311th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.