Sydney Steffen/Evan Sampson (Devils Lake, ND) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Steffen/Sampson finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Steffen/Sampson defeated Maureen Stolt/Peter Stolt (Minneapolis, MN) 8-6, then went on to lose 10-4 against Monica Walker/Jason Smith (St. Paul, MN). Steffen/Sampson lost 7-4 to Jamie Sinclair/Korey Dropkin (Blaine, USA). Steffen/Sampson lost 7-4 to Emma Lee Nichols/Greg Johnson (Appleton, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 16 of the event schedule, Steffen/Sampson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Steffen/Sampson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.