Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kanda defeated Kenji Iwasaki (Miyota, JPN) 11-2, then won 6-5 against Hiromitsu Fujinaka (Okayama, JPN). Kanda went on to lose 7-4 against Yoshihiro Sakaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN). Kanda responded with a 9-4 win over Tomoji Arai (Tokyo, JPN). Kanda won 6-3 against Kenji Komoda (Sagamihara, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Kanda gained -4.203 points improving upon their best 3 events, though dropped 5 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 90thplace overall with 37.823 total points. Kanda ranks 536th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.