Takashi Kawahara (Niigata, JPN) are currently 1-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kawahara lost 10-4 to Kenji Komoda (Sagamihara, JPN), droppimg another game, 11-1 to Marina Oiwa (Miyota, JPN) where Kawahara responded with a 5-4 win over Hiromitsu Fujinaka (Okayama, JPN). Kawahara went on to lose 7-4 against Tomoya Watanabe (Tokyo, JPN). In their next game, Kawahara plays.
 
. For week 22 of the event schedule, Kawahara did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 643rd to 648th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Kawahara ranks 520th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.