Diana Margarian/Aleksandr Bystrov (St. Petersburg, RUS) finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Margarian/Bystrov defeated Natalia Nalimova/Dmitry Mironov (Sochi, RUS) 10-6, then went on to lose 10-2 against Anastasia Moskaleva/Alexander Eremin (Dmitrov, RUS). Margarian/Bystrov responded with a 9-4 win over Ekaterina Tolstova/Kirill Surovov (Dmitrov, RUS). Margarian/Bystrov won 6-4 against Ekaterina Telnova/Artem Puzanov (Moscow, RUS). Margarian/Bystrov went on to lose 7-6 against Anastasia Kilchevskaya/Dmitry Solomatin (Chelyabinsk, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 24 of the event schedule, Margarian/Bystrov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Margarian/Bystrov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.