Brett Barber/Mitch Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) finished 2-3 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Barber/Heidt defeated Sherry Just/Chad Gareau (Prince Albert, SK) 9-8, then went on to lose 7-1 against Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Karuizawa, JPN). Barber/Heidt responded with a 10-6 win over Stephanie Todd/Kyle Cherpin (Regina, SK). Barber/Heidt went on to lose 6-2 against Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing (Barrie, ON). Barber/Heidt lost 9-8 to Jennifer Armstrong/Tyrel Griffith (Kelowna, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Barber/Heidt earned 3.375 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. Barber/Heidt move up 29 spots after posting a net gain of 7.5 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 86th overall with 20.954 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Barber/Heidt ranks 62nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.500 points earned so far this season.