Shannon Birchard/John Morris (Winnipeg, MB) finished 3-1 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birchard/Morris defeated Samantha Yachiw/Jordan Raymond (Saskatoon, SK) 9-4, then won 6-3 against Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton, AB). Birchard/Morris went on to lose 8-1 against Pia-Lisa Schoell/Klaudius Harsch (Oberstorf, GER). Birchard/Morris responded with a 7-5 win over Rachel Homan/Tyler Tardi (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
The berth into the first round of the Winnipeg Open - Mixed Doubles Super Series playoffs earned Birchard/Morris 7.875 world rankings points. For week 18 of the event schedule, Birchard/Morris did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Birchard/Morris ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.