Nobuaki Mutoh (Kitami, JPN) finished 1-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mutoh lost 8-5 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN). Mutoh lost 9-5 to Makato Tsuruga (Kitami, JPN). Mutoh lost 10-3 to Tsuruga where Mutoh responded with a 8-5 win over Abe. Mutoh went on to lose 9-3 against Morozumi in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 6 of the event schedule, Mutoh did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Mutoh ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.