Gavin Lydiate (Hawkesbury, ON) run at the 2017 U21 Crystal Slam came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-2 loss to Ryan Hahn (Ottawa, ON). of the 2017 U21 Crystal Slam in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;
 
Lydiate finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lydiate lost 5-4 to Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, USA), then responded with a 6-4 win over Andrew Kelly (Ottawa, ON). Lydiate won 5-3 against Jordan McNamara (Ottawa, ON), then won 4-3 against Sam Steep (Seaforth, ON). Lydiate went on to lose 8-2 against Hahn in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 11 of the event schedule, Lydiate did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Lydiate ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.