Japan's Yusuke Morozumi finished 1-3 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Yusuke Morozumi defeated Hungary's Gyeorgy Nagy 8-1, then went on to lose 4-3 against Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Japan's Yusuke Morozumi lost 4-3 to Norway's Thomas Lovold. Japan's Yusuke Morozumi lost 10-2 to Switzerland's Stefan Karnusian in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Japan's Yusuke Morozumi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Yusuke Morozumi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.