Alina Biktimirova/Timur Gadzhikhanov (Moscow, RUS) finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Biktimirova/Gadzhikhanov lost 8-6 to Valeria Denisenko/Nikolay Lysakov (Irkutsk, RUS), then responded with a 10-3 win over Natalia Abramova/Victor Abramov (Moscow, RUS). Biktimirova/Gadzhikhanov went on to lose 7-6 against Anastasia Eksuzian/Aleksandr Polushvaiko (Sochi, RUS). Biktimirova/Gadzhikhanov responded with a 7-5 win over Jayne Stirling/Fraser Kingan (Dumfries , SCO). Biktimirova/Gadzhikhanov won 7-3 against Lidia Sanchirova/Evgeny Sokolov (Novosibirsk, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 13 of the event schedule, Biktimirova/Gadzhikhanov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Biktimirova/Gadzhikhanov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.