Japan's Ryosuke Yabe finished 0-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Ryosuke Yabe lost 8-1 to Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN), droppimg another game, 7-3 to Japan's Ryohei Maruyama. Japan's Ryosuke Yabe lost 7-2 to Japan's Takashi Koyanagi in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 20 of the event schedule, Japan's Ryosuke Yabe did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Ryosuke Yabe ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.