Jessica Shipmaker/Mike Aprile (Newmarket, ON) qualified for the 2018 Palmerston Mixed Doubles Spiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 11-5 against Katie Cottrill/Shawn Cottrill (Belgrave, ON).
 
Shipmaker/Aprile finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shipmaker/Aprile defeated Brenda Edgar/Lorne Koch (Vanastra, ON) 8-2, then went on to lose 7-6 against Catherine Liscumb/Chris Liscumb (Ilderton, ON). Shipmaker/Aprile responded with a 7-2 win over Carly Shane/Daryl Shane (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Shipmaker/Aprile did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Shipmaker/Aprile ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.