Jiayi Tian/Yu Tian (Beijing, CHN) finished 1-4 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tian/Tian lost 9-3 to Marlee Powers/Luke Saunders (Halifax, NS), droppimg another game, 8-2 to Marie Kaldvee/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST). Tian/Tian lost 11-10 to Ziqi Dong/Xueqing Fei (Beijing, CHN) where Tian/Tian responded with a 9-7 win over Meachem/Shaun Meachem (Swift Current, SK). Tian/Tian went on to lose 7-6 against Therese Westman/Robin Ahlberg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Tian/Tian earned 1.500 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 16 of the event schedule, Tian/Tian did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Tian/Tian ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.