Deirdre Arnold/Richard Arnold (Durham, NC) finished 0-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Arnold/Arnold lost 11-1 to Maureen Stolt/Peter Stolt (Plymouth, MN), droppimg another game, 16-1 to Stacey MacNeil/Brady Gould (Charlotte, NC). Arnold/Arnold lost 8-1 to Di Hicks/Kim Hicks (Durham, NC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 20 of the event schedule, Arnold/Arnold did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Arnold/Arnold ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.