Norway's Rune Lorentsen won 8-3 over Russia's Andrey Smirnov in the Final of the World Wheelchair Curling Championship, held March 4 - 11, 2017 in Gangneung, Korea.
 
Norway's Rune Lorentsen finished 6-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Norway's Rune Lorentsen defeated Germany's Christiane Putzich 15-2, then went on to lose 7-3 against Russia's Andrey Smirnov. Norway's Rune Lorentsen responded with a 6-5 win over Korea's Jong Pan Kim. Norway's Rune Lorentsen went on to lose 13-2 against Scotland's Aileen Neilson. Norway's Rune Lorentsen responded with a 6-4 win over Switzerland's Felix Wagner. Norway's Rune Lorentsen won 8-1 against Finland's Markku Karjalainen. Norway's Rune Lorentsen went on to lose 8-2 against Switzerland's Felix Wagner. Norway's Rune Lorentsen lost 6-4 to China's Haitao Wang where Norway's Rune Lorentsen responded with a 9-2 win over Canada's Jim Armstrong. Norway's Rune Lorentsen won 6-4 against United States's Steve Emt in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Norway's Rune Lorentsen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Norway's Rune Lorentsen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.