Cheryl Bernard (Calgary, AB) finished 3-3 in the 32 team Red Deer Curling Classic qualifying round, held November 6 - 9, 2009 in , . In their opening game, Bernard defeated Andrea McCutcheon (Edmonton, AB) 8-3, then won 5-1 against Adina Tasaka (British Columbia). Bernard went on to lose 5-4 against Silvana Tirinzoni (Switzerland). Bernard lost 6-4 to Casey Scheidegger (Red Deer, AB) where Bernard responded with a 7-5 win over Joanne Delanoy (Edmonton, AB). Bernard went on to lose 9-4 against Kelley Law (New Westminster, CAN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Bernard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Bernard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.