Ayaka Shimba (Osaka, JPN) finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shimba lost 16-0 to Kohane Tsuruga (Sapporo, JPN), droppimg another game, 18-0 to Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN). Shimba lost 12-5 to Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Shimba lost 14-1 to Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 28 of the event schedule, Shimba did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Shimba ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.