1961 Diamond D Championship
1961 Diamond "D" Championship | |
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Host city | Ottawa, Ontario |
Arena | Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club |
Dates | February 27– March 3 |
Winner | Saskatchewan |
Curling club | Hub City CC, Saskatoon |
Skip | Joyce McKee |
Third | Sylvia Fedoruk |
Second | Barbara MacNevin |
Lead | Rose McFee |
« 1960 (invitational) » |
The 1961
Team Saskatchean, who was skipped by Joyce McKee won the inaugural event by finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9-0 record. This would be the first of five national championships won by McKee.
Alberta, British Columbia, and New Brunswick finished round robin play tied for second with 6-3 records, necessitating a tiebreaker playoff between the three teams to determine the runner-up. Alberta beat British Columbia 10-9 in the first tiebreaker game. New Brunswick would capture the runner-up spot by defeating Alberta in the second tiebreaker playoff game 13-6.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[1]
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin standings[1]
Key | |
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Diamond D champion | |
Teams to Tiebreaker |
Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
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Saskatchewan | Joyce McKee | 9 | 0 | 88 | 48 |
Alberta | Dorothy Thompson | 6 | 3 | 84 | 61 |
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Margaret Fuller | 6 | 3 | 85 | 64 |
New Brunswick | Mona Comeau | 6 | 3 | 82 | 73 |
Ontario | Emily Woolley | 5 | 4 | 85 | 65 |
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Irene Parker | 4 | 5 | 73 | 79 |
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Helena Ellyett | 3 | 6 | 62 | 80 |
Prince Edward Island | Elizabeth MacDonald | 2 | 7 | 48 | 88 |
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Violet Pike | 2 | 7 | 68 | 89 |
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Mona Rhodenizer | 2 | 7 | 63 | 91 |
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in
Draw 1
Monday, February 27 9:00 AM[4]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
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0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Ontario (Woolley) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | 12 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 2 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
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Saskatchewan (McKee) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Draw 2
Monday, February 27 8:00 PM[4]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Ontario (Woolley) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | 15 |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Saskatchewan (McKee) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Alberta (Thompson) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Draw 3
Tuesday, February 28 9:00 AM[5]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Saskatchewan (McKee) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 10 |
Ontario (Woolley) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Alberta (Thompson) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Draw 4
Tuesday, February 28 2:00 PM[5]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Ontario (Woolley) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 7 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Saskatchewan (McKee) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
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1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 12 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Alberta (Thompson) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | 11 |
Draw 5
Wednesday, March 1 12:30 PM[6]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
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0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Saskatchewan (McKee) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 11 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Ontario (Woolley) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Draw 6
Wednesday, March 1 8:00 PM[6]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Ontario (Woolley) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
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1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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New Brunswick (Comeau) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Saskatchewan (McKee) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | X | 11 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Draw 7
Thursday, March 2 9:00 AM[7]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Ontario (Woolley) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
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0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Alberta (Thompson) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Saskatchewan (McKee) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Draw 8
Thursday, March 2 2:00 PM[8]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Ontario (Woolley) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 13 |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Saskatchewan (McKee) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Draw 9
Thursday, March 2 8:00 PM[8]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 12 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Saskatchewan (McKee) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Ontario (Woolley) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 13 |
Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Tiebreakers
2nd Place | |||||||
New Brunswick | 13 | ||||||
Alberta | 10 | Alberta | 6 | ||||
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Round 1
Friday, March 3 10:30 AM[9]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Thompson) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Round 2
Friday, March 3 1:00 PM[9]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
Alberta (Thompson) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
New Brunswick (Comeau) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 13 |
References
- ^ a b c "1961 Diamond D Curling Championship". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide, 1961-2016 Player Appearances
- ^ "Ladies' Championship Curling Draw". The Ottawa Citizen. newspapers.com. February 27, 1961. p. 16. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Monday's Results". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. newspapers.com. February 28, 1961. p. 14. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ a b "McKee Only Undefeated Rink". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. newspapers.com. March 1, 1961. p. 27. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ a b "McKee Records Sixth Straight Victory". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. newspapers.com. March 2, 1961. p. 16. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Ladies' Curling Scores". The Ottawa Citizen. newspapers.com. March 3, 1961. p. 15. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ a b "McKee Completes Sweep". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. newspapers.com. March 3, 1961. p. 19. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ a b "The Playoffs". The Ottawa Citizen. newspapers.com. March 4, 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 18 May 2022.