Kirstin Nickel/Gabriel Nickel (Hudson, WI) finished 0-5 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nickel/Nickel lost 7-4 to Jaelyn Cotter/Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC), droppimg another game, 10-7 to Kerri Einarson/Kyle Einarson (Gimli, MB). Nickel/Nickel lost 9-0 to Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton, AB). Nickel/Nickel lost 10-1 to Tahli Gill/Dean Hewitt (Brisbane, AUS). Nickel/Nickel lost 5-2 to Mackenzie Arbuckle/Aaron Macdonell (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 19 of the event schedule, Nickel/Nickel did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 74th to 76th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 23.064 total points. Nickel/Nickel ranks 68th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.688 points earned so far this season.