Takanori Ichimura (Nagano, JPN) finished 0-8 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ichimura lost 9-2 to Hiroki Yoshioka (Okayama, JPN), droppimg another game, 7-4 to Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN). Ichimura lost 8-2 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN). Ichimura lost 8-5 to Hayato Sato (Sapporo, JPN). Ichimura lost 9-5 to Japan's Kotaro Noguchi. Ichimura lost 8-4 to Ryo Ogihara (Tokyo, JPN). Ichimura lost 8-4 to Riku Yanagisawa (Karuizawa, JPN). Ichimura lost 8-2 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 27 of the event schedule, Ichimura did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ichimura ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.