Erika Brown (Madison, WI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Brown finished 7-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brown defeated Liudmilla Privivkova (Moscow, RUS) 8-6, then won 10-3 against Moe Meguro (Aomori, JPN). Brown went on to lose 7-6 against Iveta Stasa-Sarsune (Jelgava, LAT). Brown responded with a 12-8 win over Andrea Schopp (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER). Brown won 8-7 against Linn Githmark (Oslo, NOR), then won 6-5 against Angelina Jensen (Taarnby, DEN). Brown went on to lose 6-4 against Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, CAN). Brown responded with a 9-7 win over Binia Feltscher (Flims, SUI). Brown went on to lose 7-4 against Eve Muirhead (Pitlochry, SCO). Brown lost 9-5 to Cissi Ostlund (Karlstad, SWE) where Brown responded with a 9-5 win over Bingyu Wang (Harbin, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Brown did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Brown ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.