Eunchae Lee/MinWoo Kim (Seoul, KOR) needed tiebreakers to advance to the playoffs, Lee/Kim finished 5-3 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lee/Kim defeated Boyeong Lee/Jinhwan Park (Gangwon, KOR) 10-6, then won 7-3 against Jisoo Kim/Daeseok Kim (Jeonbuk, KOR). Lee/Kim went on to lose 6-5 against Bobae Kang/Hongkeon Kim (Gyeonggido, KOR). Lee/Kim responded with a 8-6 win over Yujeong Shim/Byeonghyeon Lim (Bongmyung, KOR). Lee/Kim won 7-5 against Minjae Jung/Hyojun Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR). Lee/Kim went on to lose 8-7 against Jiyoon Kim/ByeongJin Jeong (Seoul, KOR). Lee/Kim responded with a 7-1 win over Yejin Lim/Dongin Lee (Busan, KOR). Lee/Kim went on to lose 9-4 against Yujin Bang/Jeongmin Pyo (Gyeongbuk, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Lee/Kim did not improve upon their best events, dropping from th to 429th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Lee/Kim ranks 64th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.