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1998 World Curling Tour Championship
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Curling world championship
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1998 Apollo World Curling Tour Championship Fort McMurray, Alberta C.A. Knight Recreation Centre March 26–29 AB Team Martin Ottewell CC, Edmonton Kevin Martin Don Walchuk Rudy Ramcharan Marcel Rocque MB Vic Peters 1997 1999
The 1998 Apollo World Curling Tour Championship was held March 26–29, 1998 at the C.A. Knight Recreation CentrePlayoff battle heats up March 27, 1998 17 Fort McMurray Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-mcmurray-today/170245299/ April 13, 2025The Rocks will collide as... March 24, 1998 6 Fort McMurray Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-mcmurray-today/170244630/ April 13, 2025 in Fort McMurray, Alberta. It was the 1998 edition of the Players' Championship, the championship of the men's World Curling Tour (WCT) for the 1997–98 curling season. The total purse for the event was $60,000,Martin wins World Tour championship March 30, 1998 A8 Red Deer Advocate https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45967735/red-deer-advocate/ March 1, 2020 with the winning team receiving $12,000.Woytowich rink knocked out in quarterfinal game March 30, 1998 10 Fort McMurray Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leader-post/170253672/ April 13, 2025
Edmonton's Kevin Martin rink easily defeated Winnipeg's Vic Peters in the final, 9–3. In the first end of the game, Martin got off to a good start by making a two-and-a-half foot split for two to take the lead, following a heavy draw by Peters. After Peters drew to the button for a single in the second, Martin made a double takeout for three in the third to take a 5–1 lead. In the sixth end, Peters attempted a freeze, but was heavy. This allowed Martin to make a tap back for four, after which Peters conceded.Martin claims Apollo crown March 30, 1998 6 Fort McMurray Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-mcmurray-today/170251898/ April 13, 2025 It was the second tour championship for Martin, after having won the 1994 event.Martin takes out Peters to win World Tour title March 30, 1998 34 Edmonton Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/edmonton-journal/170254233/ April 13, 2025
Round-robin standings
The top two teams in each pool advanced to the playoffs.
Final round-robin standingsWorld Curling Tour March 29, 1998 10 Calgary Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald/170249682/ April 13, 2025
KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers
Division 1 Locale W L BC Bert Gretzinger Kelowna, British Columbia 4 1 MB Vic Peters Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 1 AB Mike Sali Calgary, Alberta 3 2 AB Brent MacDonald Edmonton, Alberta 2 3 MB Jeff Stoughton Winnipeg, Manitoba 1 4 AB Rob Schlender Edmonton, Alberta 1 4
Division 2 Locale W L AB Kevin Martin Edmonton, Alberta 4 1 SK Randy Woytowich Regina, Saskatchewan 3 2 AB Lowell Peterman Red Deer, Alberta 3 2 SK Gerald Shymko Yorkton, Saskatchewan 2 3 ON Rich Moffatt Ottawa, Ontario 2 3 ON Al Hackner Thunder Bay, Ontario 1 4
Division 3 Locale W L AB Mickey Pendergast Calgary, Alberta 4 1 ON Mike Harris Toronto, Ontario 3 2 SK Brad Heidt Kerrobert, Saskatchewan 2 3 SK Brian Humble Swift Current, Saskatchewan 2 3 MB Dale Duguid Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 3 SWE Peja Lindholm Östersund, Sweden 2 3
Division 4 Locale W L AB Randy Ferbey Edmonton, Alberta 5 0 QC Guy Hemmings Montreal, Quebec 3 2 MB Kerry Burtnyk Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 3 SK Doran Johnson Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2 3 AB Doug Walker Beaumont, Alberta 2 3 AB Kevin Park Edmonton, Alberta 1 4
Scores
Scores were as follows:Curling March 28, 1998 41 Calgary Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald/170251015/ April 13, 2025
Draw 1
Woytowich 8, Moffatt 6
Martin 9, Peterman 6
Hackner 9, Shymko 6
Walker 9, Hemmings 1
Burtnyk 10, Park 7
Ferbey 8, Johnson 4
Draw 2
Peters 10, Sali 6
Gretzinger 9, Stoughton 2
Schlender 8, MacDonald 7
Pendergast 6, Duguid 5
Humble 8, Harris 3
Heidt 8, Lindholm 4
Draw 3
Ferbey 8, Burtnyk 4
Hemmings 7, Johnson 4
Woytowich 10, Peterman 8
Moffatt 10, Hackner 5
Shymko 7, Martin 5
Walker 8, Park 4
Draw 4
Heidt 9, Duguid 6
Humble 8, Pendergast 6
Gretzinger 7, Sali 6
Lindholm 8, Harris 6
Stoughton 9, Schlender 4
Peters 8, MacDonald 1
Draw 5
Ferbey 8, Walker 3
Johnson 7, Burtnyk 2
Martin 8, Hackner 7
Peterman 10, Moffatt 8,
Hemmings 8, Park 7
Woytowich 7, Shymko 6
Draw 6
Harris 6, Hedit 3
Gretzinger 8, Peters 2
Sali 7, Schlender 5
Pendergast 7, Lindholm 6
MacDonald 7, Stoughton 5
Duguid 7, Humble 6
Draw 7
Johnson 8, Park 2
Burtnyk 7, Walker 0
Peterman 9, Hacker 4
Martin 8, Woytowich 3
Ferbey 7, Hemmings 6
Moffatt 8, Shymko 6
Draw 8
Harris 7, Pendergast 6
Humble 7, Heidt 2
Duguid 10, Lindholm 2
MacDonald 7, Gretzinger 1
Sali 9, Stoughton 5
Peters 7, Schlender 2
Draw 9
Peters 6, Stoughton 1
Pendergast 8, Hedit 2
Lindholm 6, Humble 4
Sali 6, MacDonald 4
Harris 7, Duguid 4
Gretzinger 6, Schlender 4
Draw 10
Ferbey 6, Park 2
Walker 6, Johnston 5
Hemmings 9, Burtnyk 5
Woytowich 8, Hackner 7
Peterman 10, Shymko 9
Martin 7, Moffatt 6
Tiebreaker
Woytowich 9, Peterman 8
Playoffs
World Curling Tour March 30, 1999 54 Calgary Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald/170253398/ April 13, 2025
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 150px AB Randy Ferbey 8 ON Mike Harris 3 BC Bert Gretzinger 6 MB Vic Peters 8 AB Mickey Pendergast 4 QC Guy Hemmings 7 AB Kevin Martin 9 SK Randy Woytowich 1 AB Randy Ferbey 7 MB Vic Peters 8 QC Guy Hemmings 5 AB Kevin Martin 6 MB Vic Peters 3 AB Kevin Martin 9
Quarterfinals
AB Kevin Martin 2 2 0 2 3 X X X X X 9 SK Randy Woytowich 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X X 1
AB Randy Ferbey 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 X 8 ON Mike Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
BC Bert Gretzinger 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 6 MB Vic Peters 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 1 X 8
QC Guy Hemmings 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 AB Mickey Pendergast 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4
Semifinals
AB Randy Ferbey 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 7 MB Vic Peters 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 8
AB Kevin Martin 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 6 QC Guy Hemmings 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 5
Final
MB Vic Peters 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X X X 3 AB Kevin Martin 2 0 3 0 0 4 X X X X 9
References
Players Championships, 1999
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