Japan's Kotaro Noguchi finished 3-4 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Kotaro Noguchi lost
11-2 to
Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN), droppimg another game,
10-2 to
Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN). Japan's Kotaro Noguchi lost
12-4 to
Hayato Sato (Sapporo, JPN). Japan's Kotaro Noguchi lost
9-6 to
Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) where Japan's Kotaro Noguchi responded with a
9-5 win over
Takanori Ichimura (Nagano, JPN). Japan's Kotaro Noguchi won
9-5 against
Hiroki Yoshioka (Okayama, JPN), then won
11-5 against
Ryo Ogihara (Tokyo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
Japan's Kotaro Noguchi earned
3.938 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 27 of the event schedule, Japan's Kotaro Noguchi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Japan's Kotaro Noguchi ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
