Chang Cao/Mingjie Yuan (Beijing, CHN) finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Cao/Yuan lost 8-7 to Ieva Rudzite/Artis Zentelis (Riga, LAT), then responded with a 7-2 win over Natalie Wiksten/Kasper Wiksten (Hvidovre, DEN). Cao/Yuan won 12-3 against Lina Januleviciute/Vytis Kulakauskas (Vilnius, LTU) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 35 of the event schedule, Cao/Yuan did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Cao/Yuan ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.