Akvile Rykove/Konstantin Rykov (Vilnius, LTU) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Rykove/Rykov finished 1-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rykove/Rykov lost 9-5 to Natalie Wiksten/Kasper Wiksten (Taarnby, DEN), droppimg another game, 11-5 to Linda Joo/Lorinc Tatar (Budapest, HUN) where Rykove/Rykov responded with a 10-3 win over Sanita Saulgrieze/Janis Redlihs (Riga, LAT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Rykove/Rykov earned 3.750 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 36 of the event schedule, Rykove/Rykov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rykove/Rykov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.