British Columbia's Johnson Tao needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, British Columbia's Johnson Tao finished 1-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, British Columbia's Johnson Tao lost 1-0 to Hungary's Dawson Ballard, then responded with a 4-2 win over British Columbia's Sampson McNeill. British Columbia's Johnson Tao went on to lose 6-5 against Japan's Ryo Aoki. British Columbia's Johnson Tao lost 6-4 to British Columbia's Hayato Sato in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, British Columbia's Johnson Tao did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. British Columbia's Johnson Tao ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.