Hunter Clawson (Denver, CO) lost 4-3 to Merlin Orvik (St. Paul, MN) in the Final of the The Big Spiel, held January 10 - 13, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To advance to the championship game, Clawson won 6-5 over Brad Caldwell (Chaska, MN) in the semifinals of the 2019 The Big Spiel in Minneapolis, Minnesota;
 
Clawson finished 4-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Clawson defeated Jeff Jurgens (Chaska, WI) 7-6, then won 7-6 against Dan Arlig (St. Paul, MN) and 10-6 against Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN). Clawson won 7-6 against Geoff Goodland (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Clawson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Clawson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.