Kai Tsuchiya (Miyota, JPN) finished 2-5 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tsuchiya lost 7-4 to Sayaka Yoshimura (Sapporo, JPN), then responded with a 9-5 win over Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN). Tsuchiya went on to lose 10-2 against Miyu Ueno (Karuizawa, JPN). Tsuchiya responded with a 12-2 win over Yumi Suzuki (Tokyo, JPN). Tsuchiya went on to lose 7-6 against Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Tsuchiya lost 12-3 to Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN). Tsuchiya lost 10-9 to Kohane Tsuruga (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Tsuchiya earned 4.500 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 28 of the event schedule, Tsuchiya did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Tsuchiya ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.