1963 Diamond D Championship Explained
The 1963 Diamond "D" Championship the Canadian women's curling championship was held from February 25 to 28, 1963 at the St. Andrew's Curling Club[1] in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Team New Brunswick, who was skipped by Mabel DeWare won the event by finishing the round robin with an 8-1 record. This was New Brunswick's first championship.[2] As of, DeWare's rink is the only New Brunswick rink has won a Canadian women's curling championship. This was also the first time in which a team won the championship on their home soil.
British Columbia and Ontario finished tied for second with 7-2 records, necessitating a tiebreaker between the two teams to determine the runner-up. British Columbia won runner-up as they defeated Ontario 6-4. This was also the first tiebreaker that was scheduled for 10 ends as the previous tiebreakers in 1961 were scheduled for 12 ends.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[3] [4]
Round robin standings
Source: [5]
| Key |
|---|
| Diamond D champion |
| Teams to Tiebreaker | |
| Province | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|
| | 8 | 1 | 102 | 52 |
| | 7 | 2 | 90 | 47 |
| | 7 | 2 | 94 | 49 |
| | 6 | 3 | 79 | 58 |
| | 4 | 5 | 76 | 85 |
| | 4 | 5 | 68 | 75 |
| | 4 | 5 | 64 | 78 |
| | 3 | 6 | 65 | 98 |
| | 1 | 8 | 50 | 94 |
| | 1 | 8 | 44 | 96 | |
Round robin results
Source:
Draw 1
Monday, February 25
Draw 2
Monday, February 25
Draw 3
Tuesday, February 26 [6]
Draw 4
Tuesday, February 26
Draw 5
Tuesday, February 26
Draw 6
Wednesday, February 27 [7]
Draw 7
Wednesday, February 27
Draw 8
Thursday, February 28 [8]
Draw 9
Thursday, February 28
Tiebreaker
Friday, March 1[9]
Records
This event set or tied several scoring records of which have either been tied or still stand as of .[10]
- Ontario's 14-13 victory over eventual champion New Brunswick in Draw 2 set the record the most combined points scored between two teams in a single game (27). This record was later tied in and still has not been surpassed since.
- Draw 5 saw the following records set or tied:
- British Columbia's 16-0 win over Manitoba was the first time that a team scored a shutout in the Canadian women's championship. To date, the 16 points scored by British Columbia is the most points ever scored by a winning team in a shutout.
- Saskatchewan's steal of 6 points in the fifth end tied the record for most stolen points scored in a single end. This also occurred in and has been matched four other times since (most recently in).
- Quebec's 7 points in the sixth end against Nova Scotia set the record for most points scored in a single end. This record has since been matched three times (and).
Notes and References
- News: Reed and Hansen to Tangle Today . 17 June 2022 . Edmonton Journal . newspapers.com . February 26, 1963 . 7.
- https://curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=391 1963 Diamond 'D' Ladies Championship - Curlingzone
- Web site: 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide . Curling Canada . 25 May 2022 . 104,107,111,114,117,122,126,129,132,135 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220405105800/https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/01/2022-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-2.pdf . 2022-04-05.
- 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide, 1961-2016 Player Appearances
- Web site: 1963 Diamond D Curling Championship . Curling Canada Stats Archive . 31 January 2023.
- News: Hansen Loses Match, Then Scores Shutout . 31 January 2023 . Edmonton Journal . newspapers.com . February 27, 1963.
- News: New Brunswick Dark Horse Zeroes in on Curling Title . 31 January 2023 . Edmonton Journal . newspapers.com . February 28, 1963 . 7.
- News: Moncton Rink Clinches Title . 31 January 2023 . Edmonton Journal . newspapers.com . March 1, 1963 . 10.
- News: Hansen Takes Second Spot . 18 June 2022 . Victoria Times-Colonist . newspapers.com . March 1, 1963 . 10.
- Web site: Canadian Women Records . Curling Canada Stats Archive . 31 January 2023.
