Chang Cao/Mingjie Yuan (Beijing, CHN) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Cao/Yuan defeated Hannah Augustin/Martin Reichel (Kitzbuehel, AUT) 6-4, then went on to lose 13-6 against Therese Westman/Robin Ahlberg (Stockholm, SWE). Cao/Yuan lost 6-2 to Jayne Stirling/Fraser Kingan (Dumfries , SCO) where Cao/Yuan responded with a 8-1 win over Daniela Matulova/Milan Moravcik (Bratislava, SVK). Cao/Yuan went on to lose 7-6 against Pia-Lisa Schoell/Konstantin Kampf (Fuessen, GER) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 33 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.