1961 Diamond D Championship

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1961 Diamond "D" Championship
Host city Ottawa, Ontario
Arena Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club
DatesFebruary 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.

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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]

AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland
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 ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewan
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 Ellyet
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

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin standings [1]

Key
Diamond D champion
Teams to Tiebreaker
ProvinceSkipWLPFPA
Saskatchewan Joyce McKee 908848
Alberta Dorothy Thompson 638461
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Margaret Fuller 638564
New Brunswick Mona Comeau 638273
Ontario Emily Woolley 548565
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba Irene Parker 457379
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Helena Ellyet 366280
Prince Edward Island Elizabeth MacDonald 274888
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland Violet Pike 276889
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Mona Rhodenizer 276391

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) [1] [3]

Draw 1

Monday, February 27 9:00 AM [4]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)10030012029
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fuller)024023002013
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)10001010025
Ontario (Woolley)041301021012
Team12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)121111320X12
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ellyett)000000002X2
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Parker)01010101015
New Brunswick (Comeau)103020501012
Team1234567891011Final
Saskatchewan (McKee)101020101017
Alberta (Thompson)000102010206

Draw 2

Monday, February 27 8:00 PM [4]

Team12345678910Final
Ontario (Woolley)123010201010
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ellyett)00020202028
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fuller)400042023X15
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)011100100X4
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (McKee)100020403111
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Parker)01110101005
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)0120310300111
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)3001001032010
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Thompson)320310003012
New Brunswick (Comeau)00300121029

Draw 3

Tuesday, February 28 9:00 AM [5]

Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (McKee)125000110X10
Ontario (Woolley)000021001X4
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Thompson)200011220210
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ellyett)01120000206
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fuller)30020011119
New Brunswick (Comeau)01101200005
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)10001200015
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Parker)032100132012
Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)01001011105
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)20110100016

Draw 4

Tuesday, February 28 2:00 PM [5]

Team12345678910Final
Ontario (Woolley)003001012X7
New Brunswick (Comeau)120230200X10
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)01004010028
Saskatchewan (McKee)102002032010
Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)10020101207
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ellyett)01102030018
Team12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)001000100X2
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Parker)120212031X12
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fuller)010200100X4
Alberta (Thompson)102011051X11

Draw 5

Wednesday, March 1 12:30 PM [6]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fuller)23001100108
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)004100210210
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Thompson)000310304213
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)11100101005
Team12345678910Final
Saskatchewan (McKee)101033021X11
New Brunswick (Comeau)010100100X3
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ellyett)02012002029
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Parker)20100120208
Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)00011000103
Ontario (Woolley)211000130210

Draw 6

Wednesday, March 1 8:00 PM [6]

Team12345678910Final
Ontario (Woolley)00012010037
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fuller)113001022010
Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)002105301012
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Parker)12001002028
Team12345678910Final
New Brunswick (Comeau)11220011019
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)00001100103
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ellyett)001001000X2
Saskatchewan (McKee)110310041X11
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)10100020116
Alberta (Thompson)010123030010

Draw 7

Thursday, March 2 9:00 AM [7]

Team12345678910Final
Ontario (Woolley)10031001039
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Parker)031001303011
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)01002121007
New Brunswick (Comeau)601200001111
Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)01000010103
Alberta (Thompson)103121020111
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ellyett)110130010007
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fuller)001001103118
Team12345678910Final
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)00103011017
Saskatchewan (McKee)110305001011

Draw 8

Thursday, March 2 2:00 PM [8]

Team12345678910Final
Ontario (Woolley)422010202X13
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)000102010X4
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)11002000004
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ellyett)002101312212
Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)200100404011
New Brunswick (Comeau)023032010213
Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fuller)11000110206
Saskatchewan (McKee)00112002017
Team12345678910Final
Alberta (Thompson)01030100117
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Parker)20102012008

Draw 9

Thursday, March 2 8:00 PM [8]

Team12345678910Final
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fuller)010323210X12
Flag of Manitoba (1905).svg  Manitoba (Parker)101000002X4
Team12345678910Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Newfoundland (Pike)30000110027
Saskatchewan (McKee)012100033010
Team12345678910Final
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia (Rhodenizer)01013101018
Prince Edward Island (MacDonald)10100020105
Team12345678910Final
Ontario (Woolley)411103021X13
Alberta (Thompson)000020200X4
Team1234567891011Final
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (Ellyett)000211021108
New Brunswick (Comeau)2320001000210

Tiebreakers

 2nd Place
New Brunswick 13
Alberta 10 Alberta 6
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia 9

Round 1

Friday, March 3 10:30 AM [9]

Team123456789101112Final
Alberta (Thompson)01000202004110
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia (Fuller)1011102012009

Round 2

Friday, March 3 1:00 PM [9]

Team123456789101112Final
Alberta (Thompson)10003000101X6
New Brunswick (Comeau)01420212010X13

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