Emma Lee Nichols/Greg Johnson (Appleton, WI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Nichols/Johnson finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nichols/Johnson lost 7-1 to Jamie Sinclair/Korey Dropkin (Blaine, USA), droppimg another game, 6-0 to Monica Walker/Jason Smith (St. Paul, MN). Nichols/Johnson lost 10-4 to Maureen Stolt/Peter Stolt (Minneapolis, MN) where Nichols/Johnson responded with a 7-4 win over Sydney Steffen/Evan Sampson (Devils Lake, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 16 of the event schedule, Nichols/Johnson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Nichols/Johnson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.