Jason Smith (St. Paul, MN) is set to play Smith in the Final Smith advanced directly to the championship game after finishing first in the preliminary round. of the USA Mixed Doubles National Championship, held December 2 - 7, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. To advance to the championship game, Smith won 9-3 over Doug Pottinger (Eden Prairie, MN) in the semifinals of the 2016 USA Mixed Doubles National Championship in Denver, Colorado;
 
Smith finished 5-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Kathy Jackson (Raleigh, NC) 10-4, then won 11-2 against Darrick Kizlyk (Colorado Springs, CO) and 10-7 against Maureen Stolt (Plymouth, MN). Smith won 10-4 against Pottinger, then won 7-6 against Alex Leichter (Boston, MA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.