Karoliine Kaare/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Kaare/Lill finished 2-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kaare/Lill defeated Catherine Liscumb/Chris Liscumb (Ilderton, ON) 6-5, then won 9-7 against Kimberly Tuck/Wayne Tuck (Strathroy, ON). Kaare/Lill went on to lose 6-3 against Sherry Just/Dean Grindheim (Prince Albert, SK). Kaare/Lill lost 10-2 to Jenny Perret/Martin Rios (Glarus, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Kaare/Lill earned 5.250 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 16 of the event schedule, Kaare/Lill did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kaare/Lill ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.