Aaron Johnston (Denver, CO) run at the 2018 The Big Spiel came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-3 loss to Mark Willmert (St. Paul, MN).
 
Johnston finished 4-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Johnston defeated Dale Gibbs (St. Paul, MN) 8-1, then won 7-1 against Josh Moore (Mapleton, MN) and 8-2 against Jeff Erickson (St. Paul, MN). Johnston won 6-5 against Russell Heier (Bismarck, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Johnston did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Johnston ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.