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