Japan's Yasuhiro Sano finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Yasuhiro Sano lost 8-2 to Kotaro Noguchi (Sendai-shi, JPN), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Japan's Toshiaki Takahashi. Japan's Yasuhiro Sano lost 10-4 to Yoshito Nakamura (Aomori, JPN). Japan's Yasuhiro Sano lost 6-5 to Japan's Junto Nagatani in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 19 of the event schedule, Japan's Yasuhiro Sano did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Yasuhiro Sano ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.