Olga Zharkova (Moscow, RUS) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zharkova defeated Ursi Hegner (Uzwil, SUI) 8-5, then won 7-3 against Elena Stern (Wetzikon, SWE). Zharkova went on to lose 5-4 against Alina Paetz (Baden Regio, SUI). Zharkova responded with a 7-3 win over Anna Kubeskova (Prague, CZE). Zharkova went on to lose 5-4 against Silvana Tirinzoni (Aarau, SUI). Zharkova lost 6-4 to Fabienne Furbringer (Uitikon, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 20 of the event schedule, Zharkova did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 124th place on the World Ranking Standings with 4.458 total points. Zharkova ranks 178th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.665 points earned so far this season.