Ekaterina Telnova (Moscow, RUS) finished 2-5 in the 0 team Russian Curling Cup qualifying round, held October 1 - 6 in , . In their opening game, Telnova defeated Anastasia Babarykina (St. Petersburg, RUS) 9-1, then went on to lose 6-2 against Irina Nizovtseva (St. Petersburg, RUS). Telnova responded with a 7-5 win over Ekaterina Koroleva (Moscow, RUS). Telnova went on to lose 6-2 against Anastasia Paramonova (Dmitrov, RUS). Telnova lost 6-3 to Alina Biktimirova (Moscow, RUS). Telnova lost 6-4 to Vlada Rumiantseva (Dmitrov, RUS). Telnova lost 6-1 to Anna Sidorova (Sochi, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Telnova ranks 80th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.