Jill Thurston (Winnipeg, MB) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Thurston finished 7-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thurston lost 10-5 to Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, CAN), then responded with a 7-3 win over Nancy McConnery (Dartmouth, NS). Thurston won 11-6 against Shelley Nichols (St. John's, NL). Thurston went on to lose 7-6 against Kathy O'Rourke (Charlottetown, PEI). Thurston responded with a 9-7 win over Amber Holland (Kronau, SK). Thurston went on to lose 7-5 against Kelly Scott (Kelowna, BC). Thurston responded with a 7-4 win over Valerie Sweeting (Edmonton, AB). Thurston won 10-5 against Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, ON). Thurston went on to lose 9-6 against Andrea Kelly (Fredericton, NB). Thurston responded with a 8-6 win over Sharon Cormier (Yellowknife, Y/NWT). Thurston won 10-4 against Eve Belisle (Saint-Romuald, PQ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Thurston did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Thurston ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.