Miharu Kubota (Nagano, JPN) finished 0-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kubota lost 10-3 to Chikara Segawa (Morioka, JPN), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Daiki Shikano (Tokyo, JPN). Kubota lost 5-4 to Nobuhito Kasahara (Tokyo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Kubota did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kubota ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.