Asuka Kanai (Karuizwaw, JPN) finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kanai defeated Kota Onodera (Hokkaido, JPN) 7-2, then went on to lose 10-4 against Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN). Kanai responded with a 9-1 win over Tomoji Arai (Tokyo, JPN). Kanai won 9-6 against Yumiko Kashiwagi (Karuizawa, JPN). Kanai went on to lose 6-1 against Yuhei Kusui (Osaka, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 22 of the event schedule, Kanai did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kanai ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.