Brenda Mason (Midland, MI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Mason finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mason lost 10-4 to Sara Gaum (Chicago, IL), droppimg another game, 12-4 to Jayne Flinn-Burton (Tempe, AZ) where Mason responded with a 12-4 win over Debra Aubrey (Tempe, AZ). Mason won 14-6 against Sarah Wruck (Kansas City, MO), then won 10-9 against Sydney Schmus (McFarland, WI) and 9-4 against Cynthia Rhyner (McFarland, WI). Mason won 10-3 against Patricia Heffner (Plainfield, NJ). Mason went on to lose 7-6 against Jamie Kraus (Duluth, MN). Mason responded with a 9-4 win over Ann Swisshelm (Detroit, MI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Mason did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Mason ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.