# 1998 World Women's Curling Championship

The 1998 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops, British Columbia from April 4–12, 1998.

## Teams

| Canada | Denmark | Finland | Germany | Japan |
| Ottewell CC, Edmonton, Alberta Skip: Cathy Borst Third: Heather Godberson Second: Brenda Bohmer Lead: Kate Horne Alternate: Rona McGregor | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Helena Blach Lavrsen Third: Margit Pörtner Second: Dorthe Holm Lead: Lisa Richardson Alternate: Trine Qvist | Hyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää Fourth: Anne Eerikäinen Skip: Jaana Jokela Second: Nina Pöllänen Lead: Laura Franssila Alternate: Tiina Kautonen | SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Natalie Neßler Second: Heike Wieländer Lead: Jane Boake-Cope Alternate: Andrea Stock | Obihiro & Tokoro CC Skip: Mayumi Ohkutsu Third: Akiko Katoh Second: Yukari Kondo Lead: Yoko Mimura Alternate: Akemi Niwa |
| Norway | Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
| Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Hanne Woods Second: Marianne Haslum Lead: Kristin Løvseth Alternate: Marianne Aspelin | Airleywight Ladies CC, Perth Skip: Kirsty Hay Third: Edith Loudon Second: Jackie Lockhart Lead: Katie Loudon Alternate: Fiona Bayne | Umeå CK, Umeå Skip: Elisabet Gustafson Third: Katarina Nyberg Second: Louise Marmont Lead: Elisabeth Persson Alternate: Margaretha Lindahl | Zug CC, Zug Skip: Cristina Lestander Third: Selina Breuleux Second: Madlaina Breuleux Lead: Annick Lusser Alternate: Sandra Arnold | Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota Skip: Kari Erickson Third: Lori Kreklau Second: Stacey Liapis Lead: Ann Swisshelm Alternate: Risa O'Connell |

## Round-robin standings

| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Sweden | Elisabet Gustafson | 8 | 1 |
| Norway | Dordi Nordby | 6 | 3 |
| Denmark | Helena Blach Lavrsen | 6 | 3 |
| Canada | Cathy Borst | 6 | 3 |
| Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 5 | 4 |
| Switzerland | Cristina Lestander | 4 | 5 |
| Scotland | Kirsty Hay | 4 | 5 |
| Japan | Mayumi Ohkutsu | 2 | 7 |
| United States | Kari Erickson | 2 | 7 |
| Finland | Jaana Jokela | 2 | 7 |

## Round-robin results
### Draw 1

| Sheet A | Final |
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 7 |
| Switzerland (Lestander) | 5 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Denmark (Lavrsen) | 12 |
| Canada (Borst) | 3 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| United States (Erickson) | 5 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 9 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 6 |
| Finland (Jokela) | 4 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 3 |
| Japan (Mayumi) | 2 |

### Draw 2

| Sheet A | Final |
| United States (Erickson) | 3 |
| Canada (Borst) | 11 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Finland (Jokela) | 3 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 4 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Japan (Mayumi) | 6 |
| Denmark (Lavrsen) | 7 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 3 |
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 8 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Switzerland (Lestander) | 11 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 5 |

### Draw 3

| Sheet A | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 9 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 1 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 10 |
| Japan (Mayumi) | 4 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Finland (Jokela) | 5 |
| Canada (Borst) | 6 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Switzerland (Lestander) | 6 |
| Denmark (Lavrsen) | 9 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| United States (Erickson) | 6 |
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 8 |

### Draw 4

| Sheet A | Final |
| Japan (Mayumi) | 3 |
| Canada (Borst) | 6 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 3 |
| Denmark (Lavrsen) | 7 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Switzerland (Lestander) | 6 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 0 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Switzerland (Lestander) | 5 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 7 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Finland (Jokela) | 7 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 4 |

### Draw 5

| Sheet A | Final |
| United States (Erickson) | 8 |
| Finland (Jokela) | 4 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Canada (Borst) | 8 |
| Switzerland (Lestander) | 5 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 4 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 9 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Denmark (Lavrsen) | 8 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 2 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 7 |
| Japan (Mayumi) | 5 |

### Draw 6

| Sheet A | Final |
| Denmark (Lavrsen) | 3 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 9 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 7 |
| Finland (Jokela) | 2 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Japan (Mayumi) | 3 |
| Switzerland (Lestander) | 5 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Canada (Borst) | 8 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 2 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 8 |
| United States (Erickson) | 6 |

### Draw 7

| Sheet A | Final |
| Switzerland (Lestander) | 10 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 5 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 4 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 6 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Canada (Borst) | 3 |
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 5 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Japan (Mayumi) | 9 |
| United States (Erickson) | 3 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Denmark (Lavrsen) | 2 |
| Finland (Jokela) | 10 |

### Draw 8

| Sheet A | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 6 |
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 7 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Japan (Mayumi) | 6 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 8 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| United States (Erickson) | 7 |
| Denmark (Lavrsen) | 6 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Finland (Jokela) | 5 |
| Switzerland (Lestander) | 4 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 8 |
| Canada (Borst) | 7 |

### Draw 9

| Sheet A | Final |
| Finland (Jokela) | 6 |
| Japan (Mayumi) | 7 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Switzerland (Lestander) | 6 |
| United States (Erickson) | 5 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 5 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 4 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 5 |
| Canada (Borst) | 6 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 8 |
| Denmark (Lavrsen) | 3 |

## Playoffs
### Brackets

| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Sweden | 8 | | | |
| 4 | Canada | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Canada | 7 | 1 | Sweden | 7 |
| | | | 3 | Denmark | 3 |
| 2 | Norway | 4 | 3 | Denmark | 3 |
| 3 | Denmark | 6 | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | | 2 | Norway | 2 |
| | | | 4 | Canada | 10 |

### Final

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Denmark (Lavrsen) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Sweden (Gustafson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |