Vanessa Girard/Marco Fortier (saguenay, QC) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Girard/Fortier finished 0-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Girard/Fortier lost 13-4 to Erica Hopson/Kevin Tippett (Ottawa, ON), droppimg another game, 8-1 to Marie-Pier Harvey/Sebastien Simard (Saguenay, QC). Girard/Fortier lost 8-4 to Marie-Claude Comeau/Simon Hebert (Valleyfield, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 2.923 after improving upon their best so far this season. Girard/Fortier ranks 92nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 20.110 points earned so far this season.