Japan's Takahiro Kodama finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Takahiro Kodama lost 9-8 to Tsuyoshi Sukekawa (Morioka, JPN), droppimg another game, 16-2 to Yuun Ishimura (Aomori, JPN). Japan's Takahiro Kodama lost 8-5 to Masayuki Namioka (Morioka, JPN). Japan's Takahiro Kodama lost 8-4 to Japan's Nobuyuki Kato in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 19 of the event schedule, Japan's Takahiro Kodama did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Takahiro Kodama ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.