TaeWoong Shin (Incheon, KOR) finished 0-6 in the 7-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shin lost 10-9 to Jin-wook Lee (Busan, KOR), droppimg another game, 13-1 to Yeong Seok Jeong (Gyeonggido, KOR). Shin lost 12-9 to Sangwoo Park (Uijeongbu, KOR). Shin lost 7-5 to SooHyuk Kim (Seoul, KOR). Shin lost 14-5 to Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR). Shin lost 15-5 to JaeBeom Lee (Seoul, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Shin did not improve upon their best events, dropping from th to 664th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Shin ranks 260th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.