Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi finished 0-8 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi lost 11-2 to Japan's Ryo Ogihara, droppimg another game, 10-1 to Japan's Junpei Kanda. Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi lost 8-4 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN). Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi lost 8-3 to Kanya Shimizun (Furano, JPN). Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi lost 10-1 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN). Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi lost 8-2 to Yasumoto Natsuizaka (Karuizawa, JPN). Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi lost 7-6 to Gaku Suzuki (Sapporo, JPN). Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi lost 11-5 to Minoru Kusaka (Aomori, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 26 of the event schedule, Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 735th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Japan's Ryo Wakabayashi ranks 614th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.