Hyerin Kim/Minhyeon Yoo (Chuncheon, KOR) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Kim/Yoo finished 5-1 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim/Yoo defeated Subin Lee/ByeongChan Kim (Incheon, KOR) 14-0, then won 9-4 against Taei Yang/Soo-Hyuk Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR) and 10-1 against Jeongyeon Ahn/Eunbin Kim (Uiseong, KOR). Kim/Yoo won 9-8 against Jiyoon Kim/ByeongJin Jeong (Seoul, KOR). Kim/Yoo went on to lose 8-7 against Minseo Kim/Daeseok Kim (Jeonbuk, KOR). Kim/Yoo responded with a 7-4 win over Bobae Kang/Seongmin Park (Jeonbuk, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Kim/Yoo did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kim/Yoo ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.