Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Karuizawa, JPN) finished 1-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yamaguchi lost 6-2 to Colin Dow (Carp, ON), droppimg another game, 7-3 to Rhys Allen (Manotick, ON) where Yamaguchi responded with a 8-6 win over Pat Taylor (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 7 of the event schedule, Yamaguchi did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 109th to 112th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 31.320 total points. Yamaguchi ranks 548th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.