Erica Hopson/Kevin Tippett (Ottawa, ON) finished 0-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hopson/Tippett lost 8-2 to Marie Kaldvee/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST), droppimg another game, 7-3 to Kelly Tremblay/Pierre Lanoue (Saguenay, QC). Hopson/Tippett lost 9-1 to Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing (Barrie, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Hopson/Tippett did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hopson/Tippett ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.