Kerri Einarson (Winnipeg, MB) finished 3-2 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Einarson lost 7-6 to Kristy McDonald (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a 8-1 win over Sherry Anderson (Delisle, SK). Einarson went on to lose 5-3 against Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB). Einarson responded with a 8-5 win over Jolene Campbell (Regina, SK). Einarson won 7-4 against Liudmilla Privivkova (Moscow, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Einarson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Einarson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.