Japan's Makato Tsuruga finished 1-10 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Makato Tsuruga lost 7-6 to Italy's Joel Retornaz, droppimg another game, 9-3 to Germany's Andy Kapp. Japan's Makato Tsuruga lost 8-6 to Fengchun Wang (Harbin, CHN). Japan's Makato Tsuruga lost 7-4 to Torger Nergaard (Oslo, NOR). Japan's Makato Tsuruga lost 6-1 to Pete Fenson (Bemidji, USA). Japan's Makato Tsuruga lost 9-5 to Sweden's Per Carlsen. Japan's Makato Tsuruga lost 7-6 to Denmark's Ulrik Schmidt. Japan's Makato Tsuruga lost 12-3 to Kevin Koe (Edmonton, CAN). Japan's Makato Tsuruga lost 7-4 to Thomas Dufour (Chamonix, FRA) where Japan's Makato Tsuruga responded with a 9-7 win over Stefan Karnusian (St. Moritz, SUI). Japan's Makato Tsuruga went on to lose 7-6 against Warwick Smith (Perth, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Japan's Makato Tsuruga did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Makato Tsuruga ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.