Nicole Backe (Nanaimo, BC) finished 3-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Backe lost 6-5 to Georgina Wheatcroft (New Westminster, BC), then responded with a 6-1 win over Jerri Pat Armstrong-Smith (Cranbrook, BC). Backe won 6-5 against British Columbia's Kirsten Fox, then won 8-6 against Moe Meguro (Karuizawa, JPN). Backe went on to lose 4-3 against Dailene Sivertson (Victoria, BC). Backe lost 8-1 to British Columbia's Colleen Hannah in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Backe did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Backe ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.