Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) finished 3-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Abe defeated Makato Tsuruga (Kitami, JPN) 8-2, then won 6-5 against Nobuaki Mutoh (Kitami, JPN). Abe went on to lose 8-2 against Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN). Abe lost 7-6 to Morozumi. Abe lost 8-5 to Mutoh where Abe responded with a 6-1 win over Tsuruga in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 6 of the event schedule, Abe did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Abe ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.