Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, USA) qualified for the 2017 U21 Royal Slam playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 3-2 against Andrew Stopera (Blaine, USA). of the 2017 U21 Royal Slam in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada;
 
Connolly finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Connolly defeated Sam Steep (Seaforth, ON) 6-2, then went on to lose 5-4 against Christopher Inglis (Toronto, ON). Connolly responded with a 5-4 win over Ryan Hahn (Ottawa, ON). Connolly went on to lose 7-5 against Derek Bowden (Kingston, ON). Connolly responded with a 6-5 win over Charlie Richard (Woodstock, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 5 of the event schedule, Connolly did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Connolly ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.