Tomoya Watanabe (Tokyo, JPN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Watanabe are currently 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Watanabe defeated Kota Onodera (Hokkaido, JPN) 9-1, then won 6-5 against Akira Kageyama (Sagamihara, JPN) and 7-3 against Masahiko Goto (Miyota, JPN). Watanabe went on to lose 7-4 against Yasuhiro Morita (Kyoto, JPN). Watanabe lost 6-1 to Satoru Tsukamoto (Kanagawa, JPN). In their next game, Watanabe plays.
 
. Watanabe gained -1.164 points improving upon their best 3 events, though dropped 5 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 152ndplace overall with 17.699 total points. Watanabe ranks 107th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.221 points earned so far this season.