Japan's Misaki Tanaka needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Japan's Misaki Tanaka finished 4-4 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Misaki Tanaka lost 11-4 to Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN), then responded with a 8-4 win over Rina Ida (Sapporo, JPN). Japan's Misaki Tanaka won 11-5 against Emi Sato (Kyoto, JPN). Japan's Misaki Tanaka went on to lose 10-4 against Sena Nakajima (Karuizawa, JPN). Japan's Misaki Tanaka responded with a 9-8 win over Japan's Mizuki Kitaguchi. Japan's Misaki Tanaka won 6-3 against Natsuki Saito (Aomori, JPN). Japan's Misaki Tanaka went on to lose 10-3 against Touri Koana (Yamanashi, JPN). Japan's Misaki Tanaka lost 7-2 to Ayumi Ogasawara (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Japan's Misaki Tanaka earned 2.822 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 142 spots the World Ranking Standings into 220th place overall with 2.822 total points. Japan's Misaki Tanaka ranks 195th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.822 points earned so far this season.