John Trinke (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2018 Stonewall Family Foods Junior Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 8-1 against Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2018 Stonewall Family Foods Junior Classic in Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada;
 
Trinke finished 2-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Trinke lost 7-5 to Jack Hykaway (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a 5-4 win over Thomas Dunlop (Stonewall, MB). Trinke won 5-4 against Ghislain Courcelles (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Trinke did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Trinke ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.