Jamie Kraus (Duluth, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Kraus finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kraus lost 8-7 to Krista Longnecker (Cape Cod, MA), then responded with a 9-4 win over Sarah Walsh (San Francisco, CA). Kraus went on to lose 6-5 against Yelizaveta Furman (Ardsley, NY). Kraus responded with a 8-2 win over Carol Ann Naso (Tempe, AZ). Kraus went on to lose 9-2 against Ann Podoll (Fargo, ND). Kraus responded with a 10-7 win over Kendal Andrews (Denver, CO). Kraus won 12-7 against Jill Garrity (Detroit, MI), then won 11-9 against Lacy Simko (Fairbanks, AK) and 10-9 against Mary Deuhs (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Kraus did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kraus ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.