Kirstin Nickel/Gabriel Nickel (Blaine, MN) finished 1-3 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nickel/Nickel defeated Harley Rohrbacher/Guy Davis (Pittsburgh/Austin, PA) 10-1, then went on to lose 8-1 against Chelsea Carey/John Morris (Calgary, AB). Nickel/Nickel lost 8-2 to Nina Roth/Kroy Nernberger (Madison, WI). Nickel/Nickel lost 8-7 to Clare Moores/Lance Wheeler (Denver, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Nickel/Nickel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Nickel/Nickel ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.