Patty Hersikorn/Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) finished 1-3 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hersikorn/Laycock lost 7-6 to Emilie Desjardins/Robert Desjardins (Saguenay, QC), droppimg another game, 8-7 to Kish/ Tessier (Saskatoon, SK) where Hersikorn/Laycock responded with a 7-1 win over Kimberly Tuck/Wayne Tuck (Strathroy, ON). Hersikorn/Laycock went on to lose 7-3 against Michelle Englot/Derek Schneider (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Hersikorn/Laycock earned 2.250 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 14 of the event schedule, Hersikorn/Laycock did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hersikorn/Laycock ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.