Julia Portunova/Sergei Glukhov (Moscow, RUS) needed tiebreakers to advance to the playoffs, Portunova/Glukhov finished 0-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Portunova/Glukhov lost 6-5 to Saskatchewan's Sherry Just/Ryan Deis, droppimg another game, 10-8 to Kalynn Virtue/Kevin Park (Calgary, AB). Portunova/Glukhov lost 6-2 to Rui Wang/De Xin Ba (Harbin, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Portunova/Glukhov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Portunova/Glukhov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.