Emily Deschenes (Manotick, ON) won 2-1 over Sierra Sutherland (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the U21 Crystal Slam, held October 19 - 21, 2017 at the Rideau Curling Club in Ottawa, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Deschenes won 6-4 over Cora Farrell (Blaine, USA) in the semifinals of the 2017 U21 Crystal Slam in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and won 6-5 over Jessica Guibault (Ottawa, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 U21 Crystal Slam in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;
 
Deschenes finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Deschenes defeated Emilie Lovitt (Ottawa, ON) 7-2, then went on to lose 5-4 against Farrell. Deschenes responded with a 5-3 win over Kaleigh MacKay (Ottawa, ON). Deschenes won 9-3 against Lindsay Thorne (Ottawa, ON), then won 9-1 against Madison Horton (Carp, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 11 of the event schedule, Deschenes did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Deschenes ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.