Kristin Moen Skaslien/Magnus Nedregotten (Oslo, NOR) finished 1-3 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Skaslien/Nedregotten lost 11-4 to Sherry Just/Dean Grindheim (Prince Albert, SK), droppimg another game, 8-6 to Chiaki Matsumura/Yasumasa Tanida (Nagano/Hokkaido, JPN) where Skaslien/Nedregotten responded with a 9-7 win over Tahli Gill/Dean Hewitt (Melbourne, AUS). Skaslien/Nedregotten went on to lose 5-4 against Ashley Thevenot/Dustin Kalthoff (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Skaslien/Nedregotten earned 2.625 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 18 of the event schedule, Skaslien/Nedregotten did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Skaslien/Nedregotten ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.