Takuma Harada (Toyama, JPN) finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Harada lost 7-3 to Syunta Kobayashi (Sapporo, JPN), droppimg another game, 8-1 to Motojiro Go (Kitami, JPN). Harada lost 16-2 to Harunobu Kawahira (Obihiro, JPN). Harada lost 10-3 to Hirohiro Okamoto (Akita, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 19 of the event schedule, Harada did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Harada ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.