Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN) finished 5-3 in the 9-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tabata defeated
Ikue Kitazawa (Nagano, JPN) 11-8, then went on to lose
7-6 against
Asuka Kanai (Karuizawa, JPN). Tabata responded with a
8-6 win over
Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Tabata won
13-4 against
Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN). Tabata went on to lose
9-6 against
Yumi Suzuki (Tokyo, JPN). Tabata responded with a
12-1 win over
Riho Zaikan (Hioshima, JPN). Tabata went on to lose
7-2 against
Miori Nakamura (Aomori, JPN). Tabata responded with a
11-4 win over
Rin Suzuki (Aomori, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
Tabata earned
8.438 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. Tabata move up 11 spots after posting a net gain of 5.95 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 86th overall with
32.677 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Tabata ranks 84th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
30.189 points earned so far this season.
