Japan's Ryutaro Tani finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Ryutaro Tani lost 11-3 to Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN), droppimg another game, 7-5 to Kounosuke Takahashi (Nagano, JPN). Japan's Ryutaro Tani lost 11-6 to Kouhei Sato (Tohoku, JPN). Japan's Ryutaro Tani lost 9-3 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 28 of the event schedule, Japan's Ryutaro Tani did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Ryutaro Tani ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.