| Qualification method[h] | Qualifying team | Scenario if team has already qualified | Notes |
| Defending Champion 2016 Humpty's Champions Cup | Reid Carruthers | | Carruthers playing in 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship;[5] team will be skipped by Braeden Moskowy[6] |
| Winner of 2016 GSOC Tour Challenge | Niklas Edin | None (first qualifier) | .. |
| Winner of 2016 GSOC The Masters | Niklas Edin | WCT #5 Event Winner (not already qualified) | |
| Winner of 2016 GSOC The National | Brad Jacobs | None (first qualifier) | .. |
| Winner of 2016 European Championship | Niklas Edin | WCT #6 Event Winner (not already qualified) | |
| Winner of 2016 Asia/Pacific Championship | Yusuke Morozumi | None (first qualifier) | |
| Winner of 2017 GSOC Canadian Open | Brad Gushue | None (first qualifier) | |
| Winner of 2017 U.S. National Championship | John Shuster | None (first qualifier) | |
| Winner of 2017 World Junior Championship | Lee Ki-jeong | None (first qualifier) | |
| Winner of 2017 Tim Hortons Brier | Brad Gushue | | |
| Winner of 2017 GSOC The Elite 10 | John Morris | | |
| Winner of 2017 World Championship | Brad Gushue | Already qualified | |
| Winner of 2017 GSOC The Players' Championship | Niklas Edin | Already qualified | |
| WCT #1 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Kevin Koe | None (first qualifier) | AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic |
| WCT #2 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Reid Carruthers | Already qualified | Canad Inns Prairie Classic |
| WCT #3 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Brad Jacobs | Already qualified | College Clean Restoration Curling Classic |
| WCT #4 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Niklas Edin | Already qualified | Stu Sells Oakville Tankard |
| WCT #5 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Steve Laycock | None (first qualifier) | Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic |
| WCT #6 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Brad Gushue | Already qualified | Stu Sells Toronto Tankard |
| WCT #7 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Niklas Edin | Already qualified | Swiss Cup Basel |
| WCT #8 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Peter de Cruz | None (first qualifier) | Baden Masters |
| WCT #9 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | John Epping | None (first qualifier) | Challenge de Curling de Gatineau |
| WCT #10 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Greg Balsdon | None (first qualifier) | GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2 |
| WCT #11 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Mike McEwen | None (first qualifier) | DeKalb Superspiel |
| WCT #12 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Kevin Koe | Already qualified | Red Deer Curling Classic |
| WCT #13 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Steffen Walstad | None (first qualifier) | German Masters |
| WCT #14 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Grant Hardie | None (first qualifier) | Aberdeen International Curling Championship |
| WCT #15 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | John Epping | Already qualified | CookstownCash presented by Comco Canada Inc |
| WCT #16 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Mike McEwen | Already qualified | Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic |
| WCT #17 - Winner of 2016-17 Ranked Event | Tom Brewster | None (first qualifier) | Mercure Perth Masters |