Hitoshi Ishihara (Chubu, JPN) finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ishihara lost 12-4 to Takashi Kawahara (Chubu, JPN), droppimg another game, 7-6 to Kounosuke Takahashi (Nagano, JPN). Ishihara lost 9-6 to Katsuyuki Ohara (Chubu, JPN). Ishihara lost 8-5 to Tamotsu Matsumura (Chubu, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 21 of the event schedule, Ishihara did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ishihara ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.