Katelyn Wasylkiw/Scott Brandon (Guelph , ON) needed tiebreakers to advance to the playoffs, Wasylkiw/Brandon finished 1-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wasylkiw/Brandon lost 9-7 to Sheri Greenman/Michael Zuliani (Unionville, ON), droppimg another game, 9-6 to Nicole Westlund Stewart/Tyler Stewart (Ayr, ON) where Wasylkiw/Brandon responded with a 8-0 win over Jessica Shipmaker/Mike Aprile (Newmarket, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Wasylkiw/Brandon earned 3.339 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 3.34 after improving upon their best so far this season. Wasylkiw/Brandon ranks 129th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.340 points earned so far this season.