Nicole Blenkin (Calgary, AB) finished 3-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Blenkin defeated Tiffany Game (Edmonton, AB) 9-7, then won 7-5 against Brenda Doroshuk (Stony Plain, AB). Blenkin went on to lose 8-3 against Liudmila Privivkova (Moscow, RUS). Blenkin lost 10-4 to Delia DeJong (Edmonton, AB) where Blenkin responded with a 8-1 win over Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa. Blenkin went on to lose 11-6 against Faye White (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Blenkin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Blenkin ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.