Lidia Sanchirova/Evgeny Sokolov (Novosibirsk, RUS) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sanchirova/Sokolov lost 7-5 to Anastasia Eksuzian/Aleksandr Polushvaiko (Sochi, RUS), droppimg another game, 11-1 to Valeria Denisenko/Nikolay Lysakov (Irkutsk, RUS). Sanchirova/Sokolov lost 10-6 to Jayne Stirling/Fraser Kingan (Dumfries , SCO) where Sanchirova/Sokolov responded with a 8-5 win over Natalia Abramova/Victor Abramov (Moscow, RUS). Sanchirova/Sokolov went on to lose 7-3 against Alina Biktimirova/Timur Gadzhikhanov (Moscow, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 13 of the event schedule, Sanchirova/Sokolov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sanchirova/Sokolov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.