Bobae Kang/Hongkeon Kim (Gyeonggido, KOR) finished 3-5 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kang/Kim defeated Yujeong Shim/Byeonghyeon Lim (Bongmyung, KOR) 11-7, then went on to lose 5-4 against Yejin Lim/Dongin Lee (Busan, KOR). Kang/Kim responded with a 6-5 win over Eunchae Lee/MinWoo Kim (Seoul, KOR). Kang/Kim went on to lose 9-8 against Jisoo Kim/Daeseok Kim (Jeonbuk, KOR). Kang/Kim lost 8-6 to Yujin Bang/Jeongmin Pyo (Gyeongbuk, KOR). Kang/Kim lost 7-4 to Minjae Jung/Hyojun Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR). Kang/Kim lost 8-7 to Jiyoon Kim/ByeongJin Jeong (Seoul, KOR) where Kang/Kim responded with a 12-7 win over Boyeong Lee/Jinhwan Park (Gangwon, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Kang/Kim did not improve upon their best events, dropping from th to 468th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Kang/Kim ranks 257th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.