Santa Blumberga/Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT) finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Blumberga/Gulbis defeated Hyeri Jang/Chi Won Choi (Uiseong, KOR) 7-4, then went on to lose 9-4 against Tahli Gill/Dean Hewitt (Brisbane, AUS). Blumberga/Gulbis responded with a 8-0 win over Lidia Sanchirova/Evgeny Sokolov (Novosibirsk, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 35 of the event schedule, Blumberga/Gulbis did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Blumberga/Gulbis ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.