Ontario's Rhonda Varnes finished 1-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ontario's Rhonda Varnes lost 7-3 to Ontario's Julie Hastings, droppimg another game, 7-4 to Ontario's Kelly Cochrane where Ontario's Rhonda Varnes responded with a 5-3 win over Janet McGhee (Uxbridge, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Ontario's Rhonda Varnes did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 128th to 130th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 3.000 total points. Ontario's Rhonda Varnes ranks 90th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.750 points earned so far this season.