Jinho Cha (Seoul, KOR) finished 3-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Cha defeated Finland's Yrjo Jaaskalainen 9-1, then won 11-1 against Andrej Daskevic (Vilnius, LTU). Cha went on to lose 8-2 against Viljar Villiste (Tallinn, EST). Cha responded with a 6-5 win over Latvia's Polina Rozkova in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 11 of the event schedule, Cha did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Cha ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.