Chang Cao/Mingjie Yuan (Beijing, CHN) finished 2-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Cao/Yuan lost
7-3 to
Dorottya Palancsa/Zsolt Kiss (Budapest, HUN), droppimg another game,
7-4 to
Hyeji Jang/Yujin Seong (Uiseong, KOR) where Cao/Yuan responded with a
9-8 win over
Marie Turmann/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST). Cao/Yuan won
6-5 against
Johanna Heldin/Kristian Lindstroem (Stockholm, SWE). Cao/Yuan went on to lose
11-3 against
Jocelyn Peterman/Brett Gallant (Winnipeg, CAN) in their final qualifying round match.
Cao/Yuan earned
5.529 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. Cao/Yuan gained 13.668 points improving upon their best 2 events, though dropped 667 spots on the
World Ranking Standings into 667thplace overall with
13.668 total points. Cao/Yuan ranks 7th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.528 points earned so far this season.
