Cristin Clark/Matt Birklid (Lynnwood, WA) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Clark/Birklid finished 2-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Clark/Birklid lost 8-4 to Aileen Geving/Christopher Plys (Duluth, MN), droppimg another game, 10-1 to Tabitha Peterson/Joe Polo (Minneapolis, MN) where Clark/Birklid responded with a 7-6 win over Cory Christensen/John Shuster (Duluth, MN). Clark/Birklid went on to lose 10-0 against Vicky Persinger/Jared Zezel (Fairbanks, AK). Clark/Birklid responded with a 6-5 win over Alexandra Carlson/Derrick McLean (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 29 of the event schedule, Clark/Birklid did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Clark/Birklid ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.