Hirotaka Ishikuro (Karuizawa, JPN) finished 0-4 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ishikuro lost 6-2 to Japan's Hiroki Hara, droppimg another game, 9-2 to Japan's Takuro Yamada. Ishikuro lost 10-2 to Katsuyuki Ohara (Karuizawa, JPN). Ishikuro lost 12-4 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 24 of the event schedule, Ishikuro did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ishikuro ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.