Margie Smith (St. Paul, MN) finished 4-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Debra Horn (Shaker Height, OH) 12-1, then won 9-2 against Cynthia Smith (Denver, CO). Smith went on to lose 7-6 against Delores Montgomery (Brecksville, OH). Smith responded with a 8-3 win over Pam Oleinik (Brookfield, WI). Smith won 9-7 against Mary Jaster (Grafton, ND). Smith went on to lose 7-4 against Sharon Vukich (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.