Brayden Payette (Brandon, MB) won 6-3 over Jack Hykaway (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Quality Inn Winkler MJCT Junior Classic, held October 27 - 29, 2017 at the Winkler Curling Club in Winkler, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Payette won 6-1 over Joshua Friesen (Altona, MB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Quality Inn Winkler MJCT Junior Classic in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada; and won 8-3 over Zachary Wasylik (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Quality Inn Winkler MJCT Junior Classic in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada;
 
Payette finished 2-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Payette lost 4-2 to Friesen, then responded with a 6-3 win over Callum Ross (Winnipeg, MB). Payette won 11-1 against Reese Braden (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Payette did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Payette ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.