Japan's Makato Tsuruga finished 3-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Makato Tsuruga defeated Brent Yamada (Kelowna, BC) 7-4, then went on to lose 11-4 against British Columbia's Neil Dangerfield. Japan's Makato Tsuruga responded with a 7-6 win over Mike Smith (Kamloops, BC). Japan's Makato Tsuruga won 8-1 against Randie Shen (Taipei City, CTP). Japan's Makato Tsuruga went on to lose 8-3 against Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong Gyeongbuk, KOR). Japan's Makato Tsuruga lost 6-0 to Dennis Graber (Kamloops, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 10 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.