Chohi Kim/Kibok Lee (Gangwon, KOR) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Kim/Lee finished 5-1 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim/Lee defeated Eunchae Lee/MinWoo Kim (Seoul, KOR) 8-3, then won 10-4 against Ye ji Seol/San Kim (Gyeonggi, KOR) and 8-3 against Subin Kim/Kyungho Park (Chungbuk, KOR). Kim/Lee won 10-5 against Suhyeon Kim/JaeBeom Lee (Uiseong, KOR), then won 10-7 against Jisoo Kim/Taewoo Kim (Jeonbuk, KOR). Kim/Lee went on to lose 9-3 against Jin Hee Ahn/Jongduk Park (Seoul, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Kim/Lee did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kim/Lee ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.