Maria Komarova/Daniil Goryachev (St. Petersburg, RUS) qualified for the 2018 LODE Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 1 playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 8-3 against Anastasia Moskaleva/Alexander Eremin (Dmitrov, RUS). of the 2018 LODE Latvian Mixed Doubles Curling Cup 1 in Riga, Latvia;
 
Komarova/Goryachev finished 2-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Komarova/Goryachev defeated Olga Dvojeglazova/Vytis Kulakauskas (Vilnius, LTU) 8-3, then won 8-7 against Evita Regza/Renars Freidensons (Riga, LAT). Komarova/Goryachev went on to lose 9-2 against D. Zile/E. Linuzs (Riga, LAT). Komarova/Goryachev lost 9-1 to Ildiko Szekeres/Gyeorgy Nagy (Budapest, HUN). Komarova/Goryachev lost 10-9 to Marie Turmann/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 34 of the event schedule, Komarova/Goryachev did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Komarova/Goryachev ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.