Minnesota's Cory Christensen finished 2-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Minnesota's Cory Christensen lost 7-3 to Minnesota's Cassie Potter, droppimg another game, 5-2 to Margie Smith (St Paul, MN) where Minnesota's Cory Christensen responded with a 6-4 win over Joyance Meechai (New York, NY). Minnesota's Cory Christensen won 5-4 against Shelly Kinney (New Westminster, BC). Minnesota's Cory Christensen went on to lose 8-1 against Minnesota's Alexandra Carlson in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Minnesota's Cory Christensen did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 89th to 95th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 6.000 total points. Minnesota's Cory Christensen ranks 288th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.