Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) qualified for the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-4 against
William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 in Regina, Saskatchewan;
Liu finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu defeated
Colton Flasch (Saskatoon, SK) 7-1, then went on to lose
7-5 against
Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON). Liu responded with a
5-2 win over
Carl deConinck Smith (Rosetown, SK). Liu won
7-6 against
Dayna Deruelle (Kingston, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
Liu earned
19.937 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2, remaining in 23rd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with
172.552 total points. Liu ranks 12th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
40.019 points earned so far this season.
