Japan's Masanaga Yonetani finished 0-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Masanaga Yonetani lost 10-5 to Japan's Shigeaki Satoh, droppimg another game, 11-1 to Ken Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN). Japan's Masanaga Yonetani lost 7-2 to Japan's Hiromitsu Kuriyama in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 20 of the event schedule, Japan's Masanaga Yonetani did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Masanaga Yonetani ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.