Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) won 9-3 over Ryan Abraham (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the U21 Nautius Slam, held September 29 - October 1, 2017 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Manuel won 5-1 over Sam Steep (Seaforth, ON) in the semifinals of the 2017 U21 Nautius Slam in Halifax, Nova Scotia; and won 6-1 over Michael Donovan (Moncton, NB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 U21 Nautius Slam in Halifax, Nova Scotia;
 
Manuel finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Manuel defeated Steep 5-4, then went on to lose 7-3 against Abraham. Manuel responded with a 6-4 win over Adam Tracy (Fredericton, NB). Manuel went on to lose 6-5 against Liam Marin (Saint John, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Manuel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Manuel ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.