Bobbie Sauder/Aaron Sluchinski (Edmonton, AB) finished 2-2 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sauder/Sluchinski lost 9-1 to Lisa Weagle/John Epping (Toronto, ON), droppimg another game, 5-2 to Jennifer Dodds/Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) where Sauder/Sluchinski responded with a 9-5 win over Marlene Albrecht/Matt Wozniak (Zurich, SUI). Sauder/Sluchinski won 8-6 against Jolene Callum/Steven Michaleski (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Sauder/Sluchinski earned 5.250 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 18 of the event schedule, Sauder/Sluchinski did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sauder/Sluchinski ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.