Geoff Goodland (Eau Claire, MN) won 5-4 over Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN) in the Final of the The Big Spiel, held January 11 - 14, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To advance to the championship game, Goodland won 7-2 over Kent Beadle (St. Paul, MN) in the semifinals of the 2018 The Big Spiel in Minneapolis, Minnesota;
 
Goodland finished 4-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Goodland defeated Jeff Helstrom (Chaska, MN) 7-2, then won 9-1 against John Solem (St. Paul, MN) and 5-4 against Chad Anderson (Centerville, WI). Goodland won 10-1 against Brad Caldwell (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Goodland did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Goodland ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.