In ¼ final of the Ningbo tournament (China, 125 000 USD) No.4 seed duet of Georgian Oksana Kalashnikova and Ukrainian Irina Buryachok defeated Czech duet 6:3, 6:3.

Oksana and Irina earned 85 ranking points and in semifinal they will face either Chinese-Taiwanese duet or Chinese-Japanese pair.

Finalists will gain 117 points and champions – 160 points. No.1 seed duet has already lost. So, Kalashnikova and Buryachok have a real chance of winning the tournament.