Sari Kanbayashi (Kitami, JPN) finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kanbayashi lost 9-0 to Misako Kawahira (Obihiro, JPN), droppimg another game, 7-7 to Minori Kakuhara (Obihiro, JPN). Kanbayashi lost 9-9 to Ami Tonozaki (Sapporo, JPN). Kanbayashi lost 5-5 to Mizuki Hara (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Kanbayashi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 326th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Kanbayashi ranks 224th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.