Eunchae Lee/MinWoo Kim (Seoul, KOR) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Lee/Kim finished 4-2 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lee/Kim lost 8-3 to Chohi Kim/Kibok Lee (Gangwon, KOR), droppimg another game, 7-6 to Jisoo Kim/Taewoo Kim (Jeonbuk, KOR) where Lee/Kim responded with a 11-3 win over Suhyeon Kim/JaeBeom Lee (Uiseong, KOR). Lee/Kim won 6-5 against Jin Hee Ahn/Jongduk Park (Seoul, KOR), then won 7-3 against Subin Kim/Kyungho Park (Chungbuk, KOR) and 6-5 against Ye ji Seol/San Kim (Gyeonggi, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Lee/Kim did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Lee/Kim ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.