Japan's Tetsuya Degawa finished 0-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Tetsuya Degawa lost 10-3 to Japan's Tomoya Watanabe, droppimg another game, 8-4 to Japan's Arihito Kasahara. Japan's Tetsuya Degawa lost 8-5 to Japan's Toshiaki Komiya in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 23 of the event schedule, Japan's Tetsuya Degawa did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Tetsuya Degawa ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.