Ho gun Kim (Uiseong, KOR) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Kim finished 2-4 in the 5-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim lost 9-4 to Jeongmin Kim (Gyeonggi, KOR), then responded with a 9-5 win over Soo-Hyuk Kim (Gangwon, KOR). Kim went on to lose 7-5 against Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR). Kim lost 9-6 to MinWoo Kim (Seoul, KOR). Kim lost 5-4 to Kim where Kim responded with a 9-6 win over Kim in their final qualifying round match.
 
Kim ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.