Oksana Gertova (Moscow, RUS) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gertova lost 7-1 to Anette Norberg (Karlstad, SWE), droppimg another game, 7-5 to Linn Githmark (Oslo, NOR) where Gertova responded with a 8-2 win over Melanie Wild (Dubendorf, SUI). Gertova won 5-4 against Norberg. Gertova went on to lose 6-5 against Andrea Schopp (Garmisch, GER) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Gertova did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gertova ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.