1998 World Junior Curling Championships
| 1998 World Junior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Arena | Thunder Bay Tournament Centre |
| Dates | March 21–29, 1998 |
| Men's winner |  Canada |
| Skip | John Morris |
| Third | Craig Savill |
| Second | Andy Ormsby |
| Lead | Brent Laing |
| Alternate | Brad Gushue |
| Coach | Earle Morris |
| Finalist |  Scotland (Garry MacKay) |
| Women's winner | Canada |
| Skip | Melissa McClure |
| Third | Nancy Toner |
| Second | Brigitte McClure |
| Lead | Bethany Toner |
| Alternate | Julie Webb |
| Finalist |  Japan (Akiko Katoh) |
« 1997 1999 » | |
The 1998 STAR CHOICE World Junior Curling Championships were held in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada March 21–29.
Men's
[edit]| Country | Skip | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
John Morris | 9 | 0 |
 Germany |
Sebastian Stock | 6 | 3 |
| Scotland |
Garry MacKay | 6 | 3 |
 Switzerland |
Ralph Stöckli | 6 | 3 |
| Japan |
Makoto Tsuruga | 5 | 4 |
 Sweden |
Henrik Edlund | 5 | 4 |
 United States |
Andy Roza | 5 | 4 |
 England |
Mark Copperwheat | 2 | 7 |
 Denmark |
Kasper Wiksten | 1 | 8 |
 Finland |
Juha Pekaristo | 0 | 9 |
Playoffs
[edit]| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Canada
| 9 | |||||||
| 4 | Switzerland
| 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Canada
| 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Scotland
| 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Germany
| 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Scotland
| 9 | Bronze medal | ||||||
| 2 | Germany
| 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Switzerland
| 6 | |||||||
Women's
[edit]| Country | Skip | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
Akiko Katoh | 8 | 1 |
| Canada |
Melissa McClure | 7 | 2 |
| Scotland |
Julia Ewart | 6 | 3 |
| Sweden |
Matilda Mattsson | 5 | 4 |
| United States |
Hope Schmitt | 5 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
Silvana Tirinzoni | 4 | 5 |
 France |
Audé Bénier | 4 | 5 |
 Norway |
Marianne Rørvik | 3 | 6 |
| Germany |
Katja Weisser | 2 | 7 |
| Denmark |
Louise Jensen | 0 | 9 |
Tiebreaker
[edit]- Sweden 11-2 United States
Playoffs
[edit]| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Japan
| 8 | |||||||
| 4 | Sweden
| 7 | |||||||
| 1 | Japan
| 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Canada
| 11 | |||||||
| 2 | Canada
| 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Scotland
| 4 | Bronze medal | ||||||
| 3 | Scotland
| 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Sweden
| 6 | |||||||
Sources
[edit]- Men's results from the World Curling Federation
- Women's results from the World Curling Federation