Sara Gatchell/Jake Higgs (Strathroy, ON) qualified for the 2018 Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 9-8 against Katie Cottrill/Shawn Cottrill (Belgrave, ON). of the 2018 Ilderton Mixed Doubles Spiel in Ilderton, Ontario, Canada;
 
Gatchell/Higgs finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gatchell/Higgs defeated Farzana Hussain/Rayad Husain (Leonora, GUY) 9-1, then won 9-8 against Catherine Liscumb/Chris Liscumb (Ilderton, ON) and 9-6 against Sheri Greenman/Michael Zuliani (Newmarket, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 15 of the event schedule, Gatchell/Higgs did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gatchell/Higgs ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.