Sijia Liu/Zhaohui Hao (Beijing, CHN) finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu/Hao defeated Manon Humbert/Romain Borini (Megeve, FRA) 9-4, then went on to lose 10-2 against Marie Turmann/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST). Liu/Hao responded with a 9-2 win over Michelle Gribi/Reto Gribi (Biel, SUI). Liu/Hao went on to lose 5-3 against Jenny Perret/Martin Rios (Glarus, SUI). Liu/Hao responded with a 9-5 win over Chantal Bugnon/Roger Wild (Baden, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 33 of the event schedule, Liu/Hao did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Liu/Hao ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.