Anastasia Kotova/Eduard Nikolov (Kyiv, UKR) are currently 0-4 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kotova/Nikolov lost 9-4 to Sarah Clifford/Oliver Rosenkrands Soee (Hvidovre, DEN), droppimg another game, 10-4 to Marie Kaldvee/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST). Kotova/Nikolov lost 7-2 to Kristin Moen Skaslien/Magnus Nedregotten (Oslo, NOR). Kotova/Nikolov lost 10-2 to Lotta Immonen/Markus Sipila (Hyvinkaa, FIN). In their next game, Kotova/Nikolov plays.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Kotova/Nikolov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kotova/Nikolov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.