Ryan Spielman (Janesville, WI) lost 8-7 to Daniel Brown (Madison, WI) in the Final of the Wisconsin Mens Club Playdowns, held December 14 - 17, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Spielman won 9-7 over Irvin Mossberger (Superior, WI) to advance to the championship game. of the 2017 Wisconsin Mens Club Playdowns in Madison, Wisconsin;
 
Spielman finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Spielman lost 8-4 to Tim Ebert (Madison, WI), then responded with a 15-7 win over James Bradshaw (Superior, WI). Spielman won 8-7 against Tim Funk (Madison, WI), then won 7-3 against Kraig Deeren (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Spielman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Spielman ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.