Seema Shah/Garnet Howells (San Francisco, CA) finished 0-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shah/Howells lost 10-2 to Nancy Martin/Steve Laycock (Saskatoon , SK), droppimg another game, 10-4 to Toni Paisley/Theran Michaelis (Madison, WI). Shah/Howells lost 7-5 to Olivia Stella/Andy Carle (Lafayette, CO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Shah/Howells did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Shah/Howells ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.