Marie-Elaine Little (Ottawa, ON) run at the 2017 U21 Royal Slam came to an end in the semifinals with a 9-6 loss to Jestyn Murphy (Mississauga, ON). of the 2017 U21 Royal Slam in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Little advanced through the quarterfinals with a 7-4 win over Megan Smith (Sudbury, NONT). of the 2017 U21 Royal Slam in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada;
 
Little finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Little lost 7-6 to Madison Bear (Blaine, USA), droppimg another game, 7-4 to Quinn Walsh (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) where Little responded with a 6-3 win over Courtney Auld (Toronto, ON). Little won 9-2 against Calissa Daly (Halifax, NS), then won 5-4 against Murphy in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 5 of the event schedule, Little did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Little ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.