Chang Cao/Mingjie Yuan (Beijing, CHN) finished 1-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Cao/Yuan lost 7-4 to Ildiko Szekeres/Gyorgy Nagy (Budapest, HUN), droppimg another game, 8-7 to Blanka Pathy-Dencso/Gergely Szabo (Budapest, HUN) where Cao/Yuan responded with a 12-5 win over Katarzyna Staszczak/Aleksander Grzelka (Krakow, POL) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 31 of the event schedule, Cao/Yuan did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Cao/Yuan ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.