Taiki Natsuizaka (Aomori City, JPN) finished 0-4 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Natsuizaka lost 5-3 to Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO), droppimg another game, 8-5 to Yuya Takigahira (Sapporo, JPN). Natsuizaka lost 8-3 to SooHyuk Kim (Gangwon, KOR). Natsuizaka lost 6-5 to Ryo Ogihara (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Natsuizaka did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 437th to 442nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 1.676 total points. Natsuizaka ranks 470th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.180 points earned so far this season.