Suhyeon Kim/JaeBeom Lee (Uiseong, KOR) finished 1-5 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kim/Lee lost 7-5 to Ye ji Seol/San Kim (Gyeonggi, KOR), then responded with a 10-3 win over Subin Kim/Kyungho Park (Chungbuk, KOR). Kim/Lee went on to lose 11-3 against Eunchae Lee/MinWoo Kim (Seoul, KOR). Kim/Lee lost 8-5 to Jisoo Kim/Taewoo Kim (Jeonbuk, KOR). Kim/Lee lost 10-5 to Chohi Kim/Kibok Lee (Gangwon, KOR). Kim/Lee lost 7-5 to Jin Hee Ahn/Jongduk Park (Seoul, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Kim/Lee did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kim/Lee ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.