Erika Brown (Madison, WI) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brown lost 4-3 to Tracy Horgan (Sudbury, ON), droppimg another game, 7-6 to Anna Sidorova (Moscow, RUS) where Brown responded with a 5-4 win over Jessie Kaufman (Spruce Grove, AB). Brown went on to lose 7-2 against Shannon Kleibrink (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Brown did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 17th to 20th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 97.560 total points. Brown ranks 24th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 15.060 points earned so far this season.