1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 21 to March 1 at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan. This was the last major tournament in which Sandra Schmirler participated in prior to her death in 2000. The total attendance for the week set a record 154,688 which broke the previous mark set in by exactly 66,666. As of, this remains the attendance record for the event.
Team Alberta, who was skipped by Cathy Borst won the championship as they defeated Ontario in the final 7–6 in an extra end. This was Alberta's fifth title overall and their first since. This was also the only title skipped by Borst as well. Borst's rink would go onto represent Canada at the 1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championship on home soil in Kamloops, British Columbia where they won the bronze medal.
Both the defending champions and the Saskatchewan provincial champions came from the Caledonian Curling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan making the Caledonian the first curling club to have two teams in the same tournament since the introduction of Team Canada in.
Teams
The teams were listed as follows:Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin standings| Team | Skip | |||||||||
| Cathy Borst | 10 | 1 | 73 | 33 | 43 | 29 | 8 | 18 | 80% | |
| Anne Merklinger | 8 | 3 | 81 | 56 | 43 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 79% | |
| Sandra Schmirler | 7 | 4 | 74 | 57 | 44 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 80% | |
| Sue Garvey | 6 | 5 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 46 | 3 | 13 | 75% | |
| Cathy Trowell | 6 | 5 | 63 | 63 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 75% | |
| Kathy Floyd | 5 | 6 | 70 | 73 | 47 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 73% | |
| Kelly Kaylo | 5 | 6 | 56 | 78 | 41 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 70% | |
| Heather Strong | 4 | 7 | 50 | 63 | 40 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 69% | |
| Lois Fowler | 4 | 7 | 65 | 72 | 43 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 72% | |
| Mary Mattatall | 4 | 7 | 70 | 79 | 45 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 75% | |
| Tammi Lowther | 4 | 7 | 62 | 67 | 43 | 48 | 7 | 11 | 77% | |
| Marie-Claude Carlos | 3 | 8 | 51 | 76 | 45 | 46 | 5 | 10 | 67% |
Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.Draw 1
''Saturday, February 21, 1:00 pm''Draw 2
''Saturday, February 21, 6:30 pm''Draw 3
''Sunday, February 22, 9:00 am''Draw 4
''Sunday, February 22, 1:00 pm''Draw 5
''Sunday, February 22, 6:30 pm''Draw 6
''Monday, February 23, 9:00 am''Draw 7
''Monday, February 23, 1:00 pm''Draw 8
''Monday, February 23, 6:30 pm''Draw 9
''Tuesday, February 24, 9:00 am''Draw 10
''Tuesday, February 24, 1:00 pm''Draw 11
''Tuesday, February 24, 6:30 pm''Draw 12
''Wednesday, February 25, 9:00 am''Draw 13
''Wednesday, February 25, 1:00 pm''Draw 14
''Wednesday, February 25, 6:30 pm''Draw 15
''Thursday, February 26, 9:00 am''Draw 16
''Thursday, February 26, 1:00 pm''Draw 17
''Thursday, February 26, 6:30 pm''Tiebreaker
''Friday, February 27, 9:00 am''Playoffs
3 vs. 4
''Friday, February 27, 1:00 pm''1 vs. 2
''Friday, February 27, 6:30 pm''Semifinal
''Saturday, February 28, 1:00 pm''Final
''Sunday, March 1, 12:30 pm''Statistics
Top 5 player percentages
''Final Round Robin Percentages''Awards
The all-star team and award winners were as follows.All-Star teams
Team Canada third Jan Betker became the first curler to be selected to the all-star team on four separate occasions as Betker was previously selected in,, and .Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award
The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award is presented to the curler who best embodies the spirit of curling at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The winner was selected in a vote by all players at the tournament. Beginning in 1998, the award was permanently named after Marj Mitchell who skipped her team to a Canadian championship in before dying from cancer in 1983.| Name | Team | Position |
| Anne Merklinger | Skip |
Most Valuable Player Award
The Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the curler chosen by TSN commentators for their outstanding play during the playoff round.| Name | Team | Position |
| Brenda Bohmer | Second |
Ford Hot Shots
The Ford Hot Shots was a skills competition preceding the round robin of the tournament. Each competitor had to perform a series of shots with each shot scoring between 0 and 5 points depending on where the stone came to rest. The winner of this edition of the event would win a two-year lease on a Mercury Mystique LS.| Winner | Runner-Up | Score | ||||
 Shot of the Week AwardThe Shot of the Week Award was voted on by TSN commentators and presented to the curler who had been determined with the most outstanding shot during the championship.
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