Kantaro Kawano (Sapporo, JPN) finished 0-3 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kawano lost 8-4 to Japan's Ryo Aoki, droppimg another game, 7-2 to Hiroyuki Honda (Kitami, JPN). Kawano lost 9-4 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 6 of the event schedule, Kawano did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kawano ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.