Cory Christensen/John Shuster (Duluth, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Christensen/Shuster finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Christensen/Shuster defeated Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing (Horseshoe Valley, ON) 7-4, then went on to lose 10-2 against Nancy Martin/Catlin Schneider (Regina, SK). Christensen/Shuster responded with a 9-0 win over Saskatchewan's Sherry Just/Ryan Deis. Christensen/Shuster went on to lose 8-4 against Laura Walker/Geoff Walker (Edmonton, AB). Christensen/Shuster responded with a 8-5 win over British Columbia's Brenna Baker/Chris Medford in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 14 of the event schedule, Christensen/Shuster did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Christensen/Shuster ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.