Michio Hatano (Chiba, JPN) finished 0-5 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hatano lost 7-4 to Hiromitsu Kuriyama (Tokyo, JPN), droppimg another game, 7-3 to Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Nagano, JPN). Hatano lost 7-4 to Takuya Ishikawa (Tokyo, JPN). Hatano lost 7-4 to Hiroki Yoshioka (Okayama, JPN). Hatano lost 2- to Tomoji Arai (Tokyo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 25 of the event schedule, Hatano did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 629th to 633rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Hatano ranks 487th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.