The 1998 Apollo World Curling Tour Championship was held March 26–29, 1998 at the C.A. Knight Recreation Centre 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, with the winning team receiving $12,000.
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. It was the second tour championship for Martin, after having won the 1994 event.
Round-robin standings The top two teams in each pool advanced to the playoffs.
Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers Division 1 Locale W L Bert Gretzinger Kelowna, British Columbia 4 1 Vic Peters Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 1 Mike Sali Calgary, Alberta 3 2 Brent MacDonald Edmonton, Alberta 2 3 Jeff Stoughton Winnipeg, Manitoba 1 4 Rob Schlender Edmonton, Alberta 1 4 Division 2 Locale W L Kevin Martin Edmonton, Alberta 4 1 Randy Woytowich Regina, Saskatchewan 3 2 Lowell Peterman Red Deer, Alberta 3 2 Gerald Shymko Yorkton, Saskatchewan 2 3 Rich Moffatt Ottawa, Ontario 2 3 Al Hackner Thunder Bay, Ontario 1 4 Division 3 Locale W L Mickey Pendergast Calgary, Alberta 4 1 Mike Harris Toronto, Ontario 3 2 Brad Heidt Kerrobert, Saskatchewan 2 3 Brian Humble Swift Current, Saskatchewan 2 3 Dale Duguid Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 3 Peja Lindholm Östersund, Sweden 2 3 Division 4 Locale W L Randy Ferbey Edmonton, Alberta 5 0 Guy Hemmings Montreal, Quebec 3 2 Kerry Burtnyk Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 3 Doran Johnson Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2 3 Doug Walker Beaumont, Alberta 2 3 Kevin Park Edmonton, Alberta 1 4
Scores Scores were as follows:
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
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
References