Anna Venevtseva/Vasiliy Groshev (Krasnoyarsk, RUS) finished 1-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Venevtseva/Groshev lost 9-7 to Marta Szeliga-Frynia/Pawel Frynia (Lodz, POL), then responded with a 7-6 win over Anastasia Moskaleva/Alexander Eremin (Moscow, RUS). Venevtseva/Groshev went on to lose 8-4 against Dorottya Palancsa/Zsolt Kiss (Budapest, HUN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 31 of the event schedule, Venevtseva/Groshev did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Venevtseva/Groshev ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.