Mike Ball (Toronto, ON) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Ball finished 1-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ball defeated Elana Sone (Laurel, MD) 6-4, then went on to lose 9-4 against Jo-Ann Rizzo (Brantford, ON). Ball lost 7-5 to Nancy Martin (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ball did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ball ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.