Heather Rankin (Calgary, AB) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Rankin finished 3-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rankin lost 5-4 to Corrie Lubben (Richmond, BC), droppimg another game, 10-2 to Diane Foster (Calgary, AB) where Rankin responded with a 8-4 win over Shelley MacDonald (Richmond, BC). Rankin won 8-4 against Lisa Stephenson (Kelowna, BC), then won 6-5 against Bingyu Wang (Harbin, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Rankin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rankin ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.