Taia Nakahara (Kitami, JPN) finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nakahara lost 8-1 to Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN), droppimg another game, 5-2 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN). Nakahara lost 5-4 to Toshiya Iida (Wakkanai, JPN). Nakahara lost 5-3 to Kaito Fujii (Miyota, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 2 of the event schedule, Nakahara did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Nakahara ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.