Kent Beadle (St. Paul, MN) run at the 2018 The Big Spiel came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-2 loss to Geoff Goodland (Eau Claire, MN). of the 2018 The Big Spiel in Minneapolis, Minnesota;
 
Beadle finished 5-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Beadle defeated Brian Betlock (Chaska, MN) 9-0, then won 7-6 against Nick Ward (Mapleton, MN) and 9-2 against Lloyd Yanis (Denver, CO). Beadle won 7-3 against Lionel Locke (St. Paul, MN), then won 7-4 against Ryan Moellman (Columbus, OH) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Beadle did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Beadle ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.