Tomoji Arai (Tokyo, JPN) finished 0-5 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Arai lost 16-5 to Yumiko Kashiwagi (Karuizawa, JPN), droppimg another game, 5-3 to Kota Onodera (Hokkaido, JPN). Arai lost 9-1 to Asuka Kanai (Karuizwaw, JPN). Arai lost 7-3 to Yuhei Kusui (Osaka, JPN). Arai lost 8-4 to Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 22 of the event schedule, Arai did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 605th to 615th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Arai ranks 528th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.