Rhonda Varnes (Ottawa, ON) finished 5-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Varnes defeated Julie O'Neill (Lindsay, ON) 5-4, then went on to lose 7-4 against Katie Morrissey (Ottawa, ON). Varnes responded with a 9-8 win over Julie Hastings (Thornhill, ON). Varnes won 5-4 against Chrissy Cadorin (Thornhill, ON), then won 7-4 against Susan McKnight (Uxbridge, ON) and 6-3 against Lauren Mann (Peterborough, ON). Varnes went on to lose 9-2 against Cathy Auld (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Varnes did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 189th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.875 total points. Varnes ranks 155th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.375 points earned so far this season.