Charlie Richard (Woodstock, ON) qualified for the 2017 U21 Royal Slam playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 5-3 against Ryan Hahn (Ottawa, ON). of the 2017 U21 Royal Slam in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada;
 
Richard finished 2-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Richard lost 7-6 to Derek Bowden (Kingston, ON), then responded with a 8-3 win over Sam Steep (Seaforth, ON). Richard won 8-2 against Christopher Inglis (Toronto, ON). Richard went on to lose 7-4 against Hahn. Richard lost 6-5 to Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 5 of the event schedule, Richard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Richard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.