Miki Hayashi (Sapporo, JPN) finished 0-3 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hayashi lost 10-5 to Asuka Kanai (Nagano, JPN), droppimg another game, 8-2 to Misaki Tanaka (Aomori, JPN). Hayashi lost 9-1 to Yuri Suzuki (Obihiro, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Hayashi move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 31.713 points improving upon their best 2 results so far this season, ranking 24th overall with 190.928 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Hayashi ranks 9th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 59.936 points earned so far this season.