Japan's Manabu Saito finished 0-4 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Manabu Saito lost 17-0 to 's Hiromitsu Kuriyama, droppimg another game, 14-0 to Japan's Shun Ichitsubo. Japan's Manabu Saito lost 11-3 to Junpei Kanda (Tokyo, JPN). Japan's Manabu Saito lost 8-2 to Japan's Kenji Komoda in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 23 of the event schedule, Japan's Manabu Saito did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Manabu Saito ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.