Jiyoon Kim/ByeongJin Jeong (Seoul, KOR) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Kim/Jeong finished 4-2 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim/Jeong defeated Subin Lee/ByeongChan Kim (Incheon, KOR) 17-1, then went on to lose 9-7 against Taei Yang/Soo-Hyuk Kim (Gyeongbuk, KOR). Kim/Jeong lost 9-8 to Hyerin Kim/Minhyeon Yoo (Chuncheon, KOR) where Kim/Jeong responded with a 6-3 win over Jeongyeon Ahn/Eunbin Kim (Uiseong, KOR). Kim/Jeong won 6-3 against Bobae Kang/Seongmin Park (Jeonbuk, KOR), then won 10-4 against Minseo Kim/Daeseok Kim (Jeonbuk, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Kim/Jeong did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kim/Jeong ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.