Subin Kim/Kyungho Park (Chungbuk, KOR) finished 1-5 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim/Park lost 10-3 to Suhyeon Kim/JaeBeom Lee (Uiseong, KOR), droppimg another game, 8-3 to Chohi Kim/Kibok Lee (Gangwon, KOR). Kim/Park lost 9-7 to Ye ji Seol/San Kim (Gyeonggi, KOR). Kim/Park lost 6-3 to Jin Hee Ahn/Jongduk Park (Seoul, KOR). Kim/Park lost 7-3 to Eunchae Lee/MinWoo Kim (Seoul, KOR) where Kim/Park responded with a 7-6 win over Jisoo Kim/Taewoo Kim (Jeonbuk, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Kim/Park did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kim/Park ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.