Honoka Sasaki (Sapporo, JPN) finished 2-6 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sasaki lost 8-5 to Yumiko Kashiwagi (Karuizawa, JPN), droppimg another game, 7-4 to Tori Koana (Yamanashi, JPN). Sasaki lost 9-3 to Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN). Sasaki lost 8-6 to Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Sasaki lost 7-4 to Shinobu Aota (Aomori, JPN). Sasaki lost 11-4 to Seina Nakajima (Nagano, JPN) where Sasaki responded with a 8-4 win over Shiori Fujisawa (Karuizawa, JPN). Sasaki won 8-6 against Yuki Shibuto (Hiroshima, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Sasaki earned 4.364 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 30 of the event schedule, Sasaki did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sasaki ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.