Satoru Tsukamoto (Kanagawa, JPN) are currently 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tsukamoto lost 11-2 to Masahiko Goto (Miyota, JPN), then responded with a 9-4 win over Kota Onodera (Hokkaido, JPN). Tsukamoto won 9-3 against Yasuhiro Morita (Kyoto, JPN), then won 10-4 against Akira Kageyama (Sagamihara, JPN) and 6-1 against Tomoya Watanabe (Tokyo, JPN). In their next game, Tsukamoto plays.
 
. Tsukamoto gained -0.774 points improving upon their best 3 events, though dropped 10 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 245thplace overall with 6.964 total points. Tsukamoto ranks 503rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.