Iluta Linde/Janis Rudzitis (Riga, LAT) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Linde/Rudzitis finished 0-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Linde/Rudzitis lost 13-4 to Julie Zelingrova/Vitek Chabicovsky (Prague, CZE), droppimg another game, 8-7 to Cathy Vivien Vahi/Marten Padama (Tallinn, EST). Linde/Rudzitis lost 8-4 to Daina Barone/Arnis Veidemanis (Riga, LAT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Linde/Rudzitis earned 1.875 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 36 of the event schedule, Linde/Rudzitis did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Linde/Rudzitis ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.