Hiroki Hasegawa (Tokyo, JPN) finished 1-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hasegawa lost 6-5 to Masaki Fujimura (Aomori, JPN), droppimg another game, 5-5 to Yuki Asanuma (Morioka, JPN) where Hasegawa responded with a 7-4 win over Takuma Makanae (Hokkaido, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Hasegawa did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hasegawa ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.