Kristen Streifel/Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Streifel/Laycock are currently 1-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Streifel/Laycock lost 8-1 to Katie Morrissey/Mike Lambert (Edmonton, AB), then responded with a 7-3 win over Dianne Filewich/John Cabaj (Sherwood Park, AB). Streifel/Laycock went on to lose 12-5 against Heather Nedohin/David Nedohin (Edmonton, AB). In their opening game, Streifel/Laycock plays.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Streifel/Laycock did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Streifel/Laycock ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.