Japan's Hiroshi Fukui finished 0-4 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Hiroshi Fukui lost 9-2 to David Murdoch (Stirling, SCO), droppimg another game, 9-1 to Alexander Baumann (Fuessen, GER). Japan's Hiroshi Fukui lost 5-3 to Hayato Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN). Japan's Hiroshi Fukui lost 9-4 to Markus Hoiberg (Oppdal, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Japan's Hiroshi Fukui did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 317th to 332nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 3.053 total points. Japan's Hiroshi Fukui ranks 273rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.053 points earned so far this season.