Kirstin McKeown/Gabriel Nickel (Blaine, MN) finished 0-3 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McKeown/Nickel lost 6-1 to Ildiko Szekeres/Gyorgy Nagy (Budapest, HUN), droppimg another game, 8-1 to Kristin MacCuish/Robbie Gordon (Winnipeg, MB). McKeown/Nickel lost 8-2 to Emilie Desjardins/Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 14 of the event schedule, McKeown/Nickel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. McKeown/Nickel ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.