Daeseok Kim (JeonBuk, KOR) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Kim finished 2-4 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim lost 7-3 to Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR), droppimg another game, 11-5 to Suhyeok Kim (Gangwon, KOR) where Kim responded with a 10-2 win over JunYeong Hong (Bongmyeong, KOR). Kim went on to lose 5-3 against Minu Kim (Seoul, KOR). Kim responded with a 8-1 win over Seongbin Kim (Chooncheon, KOR). Kim went on to lose 9-4 against Sanghyeon Gwak (Uijeongbu, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Kim earned 0.784 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 186 spots the World Ranking Standings into 507th place overall with 0.784 total points. Kim ranks 460th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.784 points earned so far this season.