Makato Tsuruga (Kitami, JPN) finished 2-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tsuruga lost 8-2 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN), droppimg another game, 11-2 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) where Tsuruga responded with a 9-5 win over Nobuaki Mutoh (Kitami, JPN). Tsuruga won 10-3 against Mutoh. Tsuruga went on to lose 9-2 against Morozumi. Tsuruga lost 6-1 to Abe in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 6 of the event schedule, Tsuruga did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 606th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Tsuruga ranks 270th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.