The contestants’ briefing for the Competition was held on Sunday, October 6
The contestants’ briefing for the Competition was held on Sunday, October 6 in the presence of Mr. Tadaaki Otaka, chairperson of the Panel of Judges, and Mr. Ken Takaseki, the judge.
The First Preliminary Round of the Competition will be held on October 7 and 8 at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall.
The order of selection for the First Preliminary Round is as follows.
Day 1
1． Entry No. 75 ITO Shinnosuke (Japan)
2． Entry No. 115 DONG Chao (China)
3． Entry No. 170 JEONG Sunwoo (Republic of Korea)
4. Entry No. 106 KANNARI Daiki (Japan)
5. Entry No. 208 Mikhail MERING (Israel)
6. Entry No. 151 Kyrian FRIEDENBERG (United States of America)
7. Entry No. 145 Abner PADRINO (Venezuela)
8. Entry No. 152 XU Leyuan (China)
9. Entry No. 156 Nikita SOROKIN (France)
Day 2
10. Entry No. 158 KOBAYASHI Yuta (Japan)
11. Entry No. 171 OKAZAKI Hiroki (Japan)
12. Entry No. 209 Riley Holden COURT-WOOD (United Kingdom)
13. Entry No. 56 KIKO Erika (Japan)
14. Entry No. 90 TAKAHASHI Tatsuma (Japan)
15. Entry No. 124 YOSHIZAKI Ayano (Japan)
16. Entry No. 68 Kornilios Viktor MICHAILIDIS (Greece)
17. Entry No. 176 MURAKAMI Fumitaka (Japan)
18. Entry No. 39 Kent MOUSSAULT (Japan / Netherlands)
