Daisuke Kobayashi (Karuizawa, JPN) finished 0-3 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kobayashi lost 13-4 to Takanori Ichimura (Nagano, JPN), droppimg another game, 11-5 to Kazuya Uehara (Karuizawa, JPN). Kobayashi lost 10-1 to Japan's Shinichi Tokuyama in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 24 of the event schedule, Kobayashi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kobayashi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.