Tomoji Arai (Tokyo, JPN) are currently 1-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Arai defeated Yoshihiro Sakaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN) 6-2, then went on to lose 7-5 against Kenji Komoda (Sagamihara, JPN). Arai lost 9-6 to Hiromitsu Fujinaka (Okayama, JPN). Arai lost 9-4 to Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN). In their next game, Arai plays.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Arai did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Arai ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.