Dana Watson/Kevin Rutherford (Portland, OR) finished 3-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Watson/Rutherford defeated Gail Starr/Matthew Starr (Portland, OR) 9-4, then won 11-10 against Elsa Naimo/Casey Morley (Portland, OR) and 12-2 against Karen Fairley/Ron Fairley (Portland, OR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 14 of the event schedule, Watson/Rutherford did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Watson/Rutherford ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.