Korea's Ki Jeong Lee finished 1-3 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Korea's Ki Jeong Lee defeated Seung Min Kim (Seoul, KOR) 6-5, then went on to lose 5-4 against Yasumasa Tanida (Sapporo, JPN). Korea's Ki Jeong Lee lost 6-1 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN). Korea's Ki Jeong Lee lost 8-2 to Naomasa Takeda (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Korea's Ki Jeong Lee did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 527th to 537th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Korea's Ki Jeong Lee ranks 334th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.