Lynn Salmon/John Salmon (Ossining, NY) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Salmon/Salmon finished 2-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Salmon/Salmon defeated Sylvia Jennings/David DeFehr (Charlotte, NC) 8-4, then went on to lose 7-2 against Lisa Hale/Ray Baker (Dauphin, MB). Salmon/Salmon responded with a 7-5 win over Kathleen Hunter/Lindsay Hunter (Durham, NC). Salmon/Salmon went on to lose 0-0 against Maureen Stolt/Peter Stolt (Plymouth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 20 of the event schedule, Salmon/Salmon did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Salmon/Salmon ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.