Eiji Takahashi (Tohoku, JPN) finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Takahashi lost 10-4 to Yuki Asanuma (Morioka, JPN), droppimg another game, 9-3 to Kouhei Sato (Tohoku, JPN). Takahashi lost 8-3 to Chikara Segawa (Morioka, JPN). Takahashi lost 9-2 to Sho Fujimoto (Tohoku, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 21 of the event schedule, Takahashi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Takahashi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.