Yujin Bang/Jeongmin Pyo (Gyeongbuk, KOR) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Bang/Pyo finished 6-2 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bang/Pyo defeated Yujeong Shim/Byeonghyeon Lim (Bongmyung, KOR) 8-6, then won 7-4 against Minjae Jung/Hyojun Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR). Bang/Pyo went on to lose 10-2 against Jiyoon Kim/ByeongJin Jeong (Seoul, KOR). Bang/Pyo responded with a 8-6 win over Bobae Kang/Hongkeon Kim (Gyeonggido, KOR). Bang/Pyo won 9-3 against Yejin Lim/Dongin Lee (Busan, KOR), then won 9-7 against Jisoo Kim/Daeseok Kim (Jeonbuk, KOR). Bang/Pyo went on to lose 8-6 against Boyeong Lee/Jinhwan Park (Gangwon, KOR). Bang/Pyo responded with a 9-4 win over Eunchae Lee/MinWoo Kim (Seoul, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Bang/Pyo did not improve upon their best events, dropping from th to 588th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Bang/Pyo ranks 216th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.