Minako Tsuji (Karuizawa, JPN) finished 0-8 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tsuji lost 12-2 to Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN), droppimg another game, 10-1 to Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN). Tsuji lost 14-2 to Wakaba Kawamura (Aomori, JPN). Tsuji lost 17-1 to Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Tsuji lost 11-2 to Kaede Kudo (Tokyo, JPN). Tsuji lost 14-2 to Mayu Natsuizaka (Sapporo, JPN). Tsuji lost 11-1 to Aki Goto (Suzuka, JPN). Tsuji lost 13-1 to Tori Koana (Fujiyoshida, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 27 of the event schedule, Tsuji did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 348th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Tsuji ranks 325th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.