Japan's Ryo Aoki finished 0-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Ryo Aoki lost 6-4 to Japan's Kotaro Noguchi, droppimg another game, 11-3 to Takumi Maeda (Tokoro, JPN). Japan's Ryo Aoki lost 7-4 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 4 of the event schedule, Japan's Ryo Aoki did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Ryo Aoki ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.