1961 Diamond D Championship
The 1961 Dominion Diamond "D" Championship was the very first Canadian women's curling championship. It was held at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club February 27 to March 3. The format was a round robin, and a playoff was held to determine 2nd place due to a three-way tie. Joyce McKee and her rink from Saskatoon, who were the unofficial national ladies' champion from 1960, won her first of five national championships, by posting an undefeated 9-0 record.
Games were 10 ends in length, except for the playoff (tie breaker) games, which were 12 ends.
Teams
| Alberta | British Columbia |
|---|---|
| Edmonton Skip: Dorothy Thompson |
Nanaimo Skip: Margaret Fuller |
| Manitoba | New Brunswick |
| Strathclair Skip: Irene Parker |
Moncton
Skip: Mona Comeau |
| Newfoundland | Nova Scotia |
| Grand Falls Skip: Violet Pike |
Lunenburg Skip: Mona Rhodenizer |
| Ontario | Prince Edward Island |
| Toronto Skip: Emily Wooley |
Charlottetown
Skip: Elizabeth MacDonald |
| Quebec | Saskatchewan |
| Mount Royal Skip: Helena Ellyet |
Saskatoon
Skip: Joyce McKee |
Final round robin standings
| Province | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | 9 | 0 |
 New Brunswick | 6 | 3 |
| Alberta | 6 | 3 |
 British Columbia | 6 | 3 |
 Ontario | 5 | 4 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Manitoba | 4 | 5 |
 Quebec | 3 | 6 |
.png){kind=small} Prince Edward Island | 2 | 7 |
 Newfoundland | 2 | 7 |
 Nova Scotia | 2 | 7 |
Scores
Draw 1
- British Columbia 13-9 Newfoundland
- Ontario 12-5 Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island 12-2 Quebec
- Saskatchewan 7-6 Alberta (11)
- New Brunswick 12-5 Manitoba
Draw 2
- Saskatchewan 11-5 Manitoba
- Newfoundland 11-10 Nova Scotia (11)
- Ontario 10-8 Quebec
- British Columbia 11-5 Prince Edward Island
- Alberta 12-9 New Brunswick
Draw 3
- Saskatchewan 10-4 Ontario
- British Columbia 9-5 New Brunswick
- Manitoba 12-5 Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island 6-5 Newfoundland
- Alberta 10-6 Quebec
Draw 4
- New Brunswick 10-7 Ontario
- Saskatchewan 10-8 Nova Scotia
- Quebec 8-7 Newfoundland
- Manitoba 12-2 Prince Edward Island
- Alberta 11-4 British Columbia
Draw 5
- Nova Scotia 10-8 British Columbia
- Alberta 13-5 Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan 11-3 New Brunswick
- Quebec 9-8 Manitoba
- Ontario 10-3 Newfoundland
Draw 6
- British Columbia 10-7 Ontario
- Newfoundland 12-8 Manitoba
- Alberta 10-6 Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick 9-3 Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan 11-2 Quebec
Draw 7
- Manitoba 11-9 Ontario
- New Brunswick 11-7 Nova Scotia
- Alberta 11-3 Newfoundland
- British Columbia 8-7 Quebec (11)
- Saskatchewan 11-7 Prince Edward Island
Draw 8
- Ontario 13-4 Prince Edward Island
- Quebec 12-4 Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick 13-11 Newfoundland
- Saskatchewan 7-6 British Columbia
- Manitoba 8-7 Alberta
Draw 9
- British Columbia 12-4 Manitoba
- Saskatchewan 10-7 Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia 8-5 Prince Edward Island
- Ontario 13-4 Alberta
- New Brunswick 10-8 Quebec (11)
Playoff tie breakers
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Alberta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10
|
| British Columbia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9
|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| Alberta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6
|
| New Brunswick |
0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 13
|
Sources
- Ottawa Citizen. March 3, 1961. pg 15
- Ottawa Citizen. March 4, 1961. pg 11
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