After advancing directly to the championship game, John Willsey (Kitchener-Waterllo, ON) lost 7-2 to Matthew Hall (Kitcher-Waterloo, ON) in the Final of the Ontario Junior Mens Provincials, held December 27 - 30, 2017 at the Annandale Curling Club in Ajax, Canada.
 
Willsey finished 7-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Willsey defeated Josh Leung (Whitby, ON) 6-0, then won 5-3 against Charlie Richard (London, ON) and 6-3 against Sam Steep (Seaforth, ON). Willsey won 6-2 against Ryan Hahn (Ottawa, ON), then won 6-5 against Nathan Marshall (Ayr, ON) and 9-1 against Ryan Fayaz (Listowel, ON). Willsey won 6-4 against Hall in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 21 of the event schedule, Willsey did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Willsey ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.