The 1998 STAR CHOICE World Junior Curling Championships were held in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada March 21–29.
| 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 » | |
Men's
edit| Country | Skip | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Morris | 9 | 0 | |
| Sebastian Stock | 6 | 3 | |
| Garry MacKay | 6 | 3 | |
| Ralph Stöckli | 6 | 3 | |
| Makoto Tsuruga | 5 | 4 | |
| Henrik Edlund | 5 | 4 | |
| Andy Roza | 5 | 4 | |
| Mark Copperwheat | 2 | 7 | |
| Kasper Wiksten | 1 | 8 | |
| Juha Pekaristo | 0 | 9 |
Playoffs
edit| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Bronze medal | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||
Women's
edit| Country | Skip | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akiko Katoh | 8 | 1 | |
| Melissa McClure | 7 | 2 | |
| Julia Ewart | 6 | 3 | |
| Matilda Mattsson | 5 | 4 | |
| Hope Schmitt | 5 | 4 | |
| Silvana Tirinzoni | 4 | 5 | |
| Audé Bénier | 4 | 5 | |
| Marianne Rørvik | 3 | 6 | |
| Katja Weisser | 2 | 7 | |
| Louise Jensen | 0 | 9 |
Tiebreaker
editSweden 11-2
United States
Playoffs
edit| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 11 | ||||||||
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Bronze medal | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||
Sources
edit- Men's results from the World Curling Federation
- Women's results from the World Curling Federation