Lidia Sanchirova/Evgeny Sokolov (Novosibirsk, RUS) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sanchirova/Sokolov lost 9-6 to Anastasia Khalanskaia/Panteleimon Lappo (St. Petersburg, RUS), droppimg another game, 5-3 to Zuzana Paulova/Tomas Paul (Prague, CZE). Sanchirova/Sokolov lost 9-3 to Daria Morozova/Alexey Tuzov (Dmitrov, RUS). Sanchirova/Sokolov lost 10-4 to Alina Biktimirova/Timur Gadzhikhanov (Moscow, RUS) where Sanchirova/Sokolov responded with a 9-5 win over Irina Poletaeva/Egor Volkov (Sochi, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 29 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.