Keita Takano (Hokkaido, JPN) finished 0-7 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Takano lost 14-0 to Yuya Takigahira (Hokkaido, JPN), droppimg another game, 13-1 to Takumi Maeda (Kitami, JPN). Takano lost 14-0 to Hiroyuki Honda (Kitami, JPN). Takano lost 22-1 to Taia Nakahara (Kitami, JPN). Takano lost 10-1 to Yutaro Kasai (Sapporo, JPN). Takano lost 12-1 to Shunta Kobayashi (Sapporo, JPN). Takano lost 9-0 to Fukuhiro Ohno (Hokkaido, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 21 of the event schedule, Takano did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Takano ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.