Yui Ozeki (Tokyo, JPN) finished 1-3 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ozeki lost 6-4 to Momoha Tabata (Sapporo, JPN), then responded with a 9-7 win over Kotoka Segawa (Morioka, JPN). Ozeki went on to lose 7-5 against Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN). Ozeki lost 6-5 to Honoka Sasaki (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Ozeki earned 2.063 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. Ozeki move up 14 spots after posting a net gain of 0.327 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 84th overall with 25.438 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Ozeki ranks 84th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 25.438 points earned so far this season.