Carole Howald/Matthias Perret (Langenthal, SUI) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Howald/Perret finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howald/Perret defeated Jayne Stirling/Fraser Kingan (Dumfries , SCO) 8-2, then went on to lose 10-4 against Michelle Gribi/Paddy Kaeser (Biel, SUI). Howald/Perret responded with a 9-2 win over Fiona Wunderlich/Till Wunderlich (Oberstdorf, GER). Howald/Perret won 7-3 against Daniela Rupp/Kevin Wunderlin (Zug, SUI). Howald/Perret went on to lose 7-1 against Marlene Albrecht/Matt Wozniak (Aarau, SUI). Howald/Perret lost 6-2 to Malin Wendel/Fabian Wingfors (Goteborg, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 14 of the event schedule, Howald/Perret did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Howald/Perret ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.