Torhild Bjoernstad (Oppdal, NOR) finished 4-5 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bjoernstad lost
7-3 to
Bobae Kang (Jeonbuk, KOR), then responded with a
10-6 win over
Rebecca Mariani (Trentino, ITA). Bjoernstad went on to lose
7-6 against
Sara Messenzehl (Fuessen, GER). Bjoernstad responded with a
9-4 win over
Moa Dryburgh (Sundbyberg , SWE). Bjoernstad went on to lose
8-6 against
Yuina Miura (Nayoro, JPN). Bjoernstad responded with a
11-6 win over
Ariane Oberson (Bern, SUI). Bjoernstad went on to lose
7-6 against
Evelina Barone (Riga, LAT). Bjoernstad responded with a
8-5 win over
Ziru Li (Beijing, CHN). Bjoernstad went on to lose
9-2 against
Allyson MacNutt (Halifax, CAN) in their final qualifying round match.
Bjoernstad earned
3.000 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. Bjoernstad gained 0.375 points improving upon their best 8 events, though dropped 1 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 55thplace overall with
53.938 total points. Bjoernstad ranks 55th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
53.938 points earned so far this season.
