Japan's Ryouichi Saitou finished 0-7 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Ryouichi Saitou lost 11-1 to Japan's Kohsuke Hirata, droppimg another game, 10-1 to Go Aoki (Sapporo, JPN). Japan's Ryouichi Saitou lost 7-6 to Japan's Toa Nakahara. Japan's Ryouichi Saitou lost 8-3 to Japan's Naoki Kanazawa. Japan's Ryouichi Saitou lost 9-3 to Japan's Harunobu Kawahira. Japan's Ryouichi Saitou lost 9-3 to Japan's Masaki Ishikawa. Japan's Ryouichi Saitou lost 8-6 to Japan's Yuya Takigahira in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 25 of the event schedule, Japan's Ryouichi Saitou did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 554th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Japan's Ryouichi Saitou ranks 411th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.