Briar Schwaller/Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller/Schwaller lost 10-7 to Lisa Weagle/John Epping (Toronto, ON), then responded with a 7-4 win over Marie Kaldvee/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST). Schwaller/Schwaller won 8-3 against Martine Roenning/Mathias Braenden (Lillehammer, NOR). Schwaller/Schwaller went on to lose 8-6 against Laurie St-Georges/Felix Asselin (Montreal, QC). Schwaller/Schwaller responded with a 5-3 win over Terri Weeks/Sam Steep (waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Schwaller/Schwaller earned 7.875 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 23 of the event schedule, Schwaller/Schwaller did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 46th place on the World Ranking Standings with 41.188 total points. Schwaller/Schwaller ranks 55th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 17.000 points earned so far this season.