1961 Diamond D Championship

1961 Diamond "D" Championship
1961 Diamond "D" Championship
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
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The 1961 Diamond "D" Championship was the first official Canadian women's curling championship. It was held from February 27 to March 3, 1961, at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario. The format was a round robin, which was the same format used for the Macdonald Brier. All games in the round robin were 10 ends in length with any tiebreaker playoff games being 12 ends in length.

Host cityOttawa, Ontario

ArenaOttawa Hunt and Golf Club

DatesFebruary 27– March 3

WinnerSaskatchewan

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Team Saskatchewan, 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.

Alberta	British Columbia	Manitoba	New Brunswick	Newfoundland
Edmonton CC, Edmonton^[2] Skip: Dorothy Thompson Third: Ila Watson Second: Vivian Kortgaard Lead: Ruth Hayes	Nanaimo CC, Nanaimo Skip: Margaret Fuller Third: Sylvia Koster Second: Edna Quinney Lead: Fernande Smith	Strathclair CC, Strathclair Skip: Irene Parker Third: Shirley Winstone Second: Lola Grills Lead: Olive Gamey	Beaver CC, Moncton Skip: Mona Comeau Third: Kay Cormack Second: Vera Shutt Lead: Evelyn Brooks	Grand Falls CC, Grand Falls Skip: Violet Pike Third: Margaret Ryan Second: Joan Baker Lead: Ruby Tittemore
Nova Scotia	Ontario	Prince Edward Island	Quebec	Saskatchewan
Lunenburg CC, Lunenburg Skip: Mona Rhodenizer Third: Grace Walters Second: Margaret Jensen Lead: Catherine Creighton	Toronto Granite Club, Toronto Skip: Emily Woolley Third: Dadie Smith Second: Barbara Gibson Lead: Jane Clark	Charlottetown CC, Charlottetown Skip: Elizabeth MacDonald Third: Sally Rodd Second: Evelyn Goss Lead: Nora MacDonald	Mount Royal CC, Mount Royal Skip: Helena Ellyett Third: Annabelle MacDonald Second: Frances Aboud Lead: Margaret Lavery	Hub City CC, Saskatoon Skip: Joyce McKee Third: Sylvia Fedoruk Second: Barbara MacNevin Lead: Rosa McFee

Province	Skip	W	L	PF	PA
Saskatchewan	Joyce McKee	9	0	88	48
Alberta	Dorothy Thompson	6	3	84	61
British Columbia	Margaret Fuller	6	3	85	64
New Brunswick	Mona Comeau	6	3	82	73
Ontario	Emily Woolley	5	4	85	65
Manitoba	Irene Parker	4	5	73	79
Quebec	Helena Ellyett	3	6	62	80
Prince Edward Island	Elizabeth MacDonald	2	7	48	88
Newfoundland	Violet Pike	2	7	68	89
Nova Scotia	Mona Rhodenizer	2	7	63	91

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Fuller)	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
Saskatchewan (McKee)	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	3	1	11
Manitoba (Parker)	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	5

1961 Diamond D Championship

Teams

Map of teams

Round robin standings

Round robin results

Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Tiebreakers

Round 1

Round 2

References

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Pike)	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	2	9
British Columbia (Fuller)	0	2	4	0	2	3	0	0	2	0	13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)	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
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	2	0	X	12
Quebec (Ellyett)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	X	2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Manitoba (Parker)	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
Newfoundland (Pike)	0	1	2	0	3	1	0	3	0	0	1	11
Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
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

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
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
Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	5
Manitoba (Parker)	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	3	2	0	12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Newfoundland (Pike)	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	7
Quebec (Ellyett)	0	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Fuller)	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	X	4
Alberta (Thompson)	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	5	1	X	11

Key
	Diamond D champion
	Teams to Tiebreaker

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
British Columbia (Fuller)	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	8
Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)	0	0	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	10

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
British Columbia (Fuller)	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	9