Hirotaka Ishikuro (Karuizawa, JPN) finished 0-5 in the 6-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ishikuro lost 17-1 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN), droppimg another game, 10-2 to Hitoshi Ishihara (Karuizawa, JPN). Ishikuro lost 11-1 to Kazuya Uehara (Karuizawa, JPN). Ishikuro lost 9-1 to Minato Hayamizu (Karuizawa, JPN). Ishikuro lost 10-3 to Riku Yanagisawa (karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 39 of the event schedule, Ishikuro did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ishikuro ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.