Hideaki Kurokawa (Nagano, JPN) finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kurokawa lost 9-7 to Kota Kimura (Wakkanai, JPN), droppimg another game, 7-6 to Daichi Sato (Tokyo, JPN). Kurokawa lost 13-1 to Kentaro Koike (Hirosaki, JPN). Kurokawa lost 18-0 to Hayaki Kasai (Sapporo, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 19 of the event schedule, Kurokawa did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kurokawa ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.