Cory Christensen/John Shuster (Duluth, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Christensen/Shuster finished 2-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Christensen/Shuster defeated Alexandra Carlson/Derrick McLean (St. Paul, MN) 11-1, then went on to lose 9-7 against Vicky Persinger/Jared Zezel (Fairbanks, AK). Christensen/Shuster lost 7-6 to Cristin Clark/Matt Birklid (Lynnwood, WA) where Christensen/Shuster responded with a 8-5 win over Aileen Geving/Christopher Plys (Duluth, MN). Christensen/Shuster went on to lose 6-3 against Tabitha Peterson/Joe Polo (Minneapolis, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 29 of the event schedule, Christensen/Shuster did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Christensen/Shuster ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.