 Ward akarambwa zvakare mumakwikwi ekupedzisira eWorld Championships naJulio César La Cruz munaGunyana 2017. Ward, kaputeni wechikwata cheIreland, akapinda mumakwikwi okupedzisira muHamburgzvichitevera kukunda kwakakura kwokutanga pamusoro paIago Kiziria naMikhail Dauhaliavets, pamberi pokukunda kunoshamisa kwechisarudzo chakakamurwa pamusoro paBektemir Melikuziev. Kurwisana naLa Cruz, Ward akasundira muCuba pedyo kupfuura nakare kose asi akanga achiri kukundwa. 