Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg , RUS) are currently 4-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva lost 8-7 to Anna Sidorova (Moscow, RUS), then responded with a 9-5 win over Sidorova. Kovaleva went on to lose 6-5 against Sidorova. Kovaleva responded with a 8-3 win over Sidorova. Kovaleva won 7-6 against Sidorova, then won 5-4 against Sidorova. In their next game, Kovaleva plays.
 
. Kovaleva move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of -2.844 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 22nd overall with 197.318 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Kovaleva ranks 18th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 100.472 points earned so far this season.