Japan's Hiromi Takahashi finished 4-7 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Hiromi Takahashi defeated Sweden's Viljo Petersson-Dahl 8-5, then went on to lose 7-5 against Scotland's Hugh Nibloe. Japan's Hiromi Takahashi lost 8-2 to Canada's Gil Dash. Japan's Hiromi Takahashi lost 12-3 to Slovakia's Peter Zatko. Japan's Hiromi Takahashi lost 6-3 to China's Haitao Wang where Japan's Hiromi Takahashi responded with a 9-4 win over United States's Matt Thums. Japan's Hiromi Takahashi went on to lose 8-4 against Norway's Jostein Stordahl. Japan's Hiromi Takahashi responded with a 8-5 win over Italy's Egidio Marchese. Japan's Hiromi Takahashi went on to lose 7-5 against Latvia's Agris Lasmans. Japan's Hiromi Takahashi responded with a 7-4 win over England's Stewart Pimblett. Japan's Hiromi Takahashi went on to lose 7-3 against Korea's Hyeonchul Lee in their final qualifying round match.
 
Japan's Hiromi Takahashi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.