Ryo Wakabayashi (Kyoto, JPN) finished 0-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wakabayashi lost 10-7 to Koei Sato (Tohoku, JPN), droppimg another game, 9-4 to Rui Matsuura (Nagano, JPN). Wakabayashi lost 10-3 to Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN). Wakabayashi lost 9-4 to Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 28 of the event schedule, Wakabayashi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Wakabayashi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.