Japan's Takashi Sakataya finished 2-9 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Takashi Sakataya defeated Czech Republic's Dana Selnekovicova 7-3, then won 10-9 against Italy's Egidio Marchese. Japan's Takashi Sakataya went on to lose 7-2 against Norway's Jostein Stordahl. Japan's Takashi Sakataya lost 7-4 to United States's Steve Emt. Japan's Takashi Sakataya lost 7-4 to Canada's Mark Ideson. Japan's Takashi Sakataya lost 7-4 to Sweden's Viljo Petersson-Dahl. Japan's Takashi Sakataya lost 6-2 to Scotland's Hugh Nibloe. Japan's Takashi Sakataya lost 10-5 to Denmark's Kenneth Oerbaek. Japan's Takashi Sakataya lost 7-2 to China's Haitao Wang. Japan's Takashi Sakataya lost 6-4 to Korea's Hyeonchul Lee. Japan's Takashi Sakataya lost 8-7 to Latvia's Sergejs Djacenko in their final qualifying round match.
 
Japan's Takashi Sakataya ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.