Japan's Hideyuki Sekiwa finished 0-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Hideyuki Sekiwa lost 8-2 to Ken Kanai (Kanagawa, JPN), droppimg another game, 8-3 to Ryutaro Tani (Tokyo, JPN). Japan's Hideyuki Sekiwa lost 14-2 to Ryo Ogihara (Tokyo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 25 of the event schedule, Japan's Hideyuki Sekiwa did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 557th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Japan's Hideyuki Sekiwa ranks 416th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.