Lone Backman Marcussen/Daniel Poulsen (Hvidovre, DEN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Backman Marcussen/Poulsen are currently 1-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Backman Marcussen/Poulsen lost 1-0 to Poland's Marta Szeliga-Frynia/Pawel Frynia, then responded with a 1-0 win over Beth Rowley/Struan Carson (Ayr, SCO). Backman Marcussen/Poulsen went on to lose 1-0 against Denmark's Natalie Wiksten/Kasper Wiksten. In their next game, Backman Marcussen/Poulsen plays.
 
. For week 29 of the event schedule, Backman Marcussen/Poulsen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Backman Marcussen/Poulsen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.