The 1979 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship also known as the Women's World Invitational Curling Championship or The Royal Bank Ladies World Curling Championship was the first ever women's world championship. It was held at the Perth Ice Rink in Perth, Scotland from 17 March to 23 March 1979.
1979 World Women's Curling Championships | |
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Host city | Perth, Scotland |
Arena | Perth Ice Rink |
Dates | 17–23 March 1979 |
Winner | Switzerland |
Curling club | Basel-Albeina CC |
Skip | Gaby Casanova |
Third | Betty Bourquin |
Second | Linda Thommen |
Lead | Rosi Manger |
Finalist | Sweden (Birgitta Törn) |
« none 1980 » |
Canada and the USA joined the nine teams that played in the 1978 European Curling Championships. The Championship was won by Switzerland, who beat Sweden 13-5 in the final.
The event was billed as the women's world championship, but was not sanctioned by the International Curling Federation at the time.
Teams edit
Round-robin standings edit
Country | Skip | W | L |
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Sweden | Birgitta Törn | 8 | 2 |
Canada | Lindsay Sparkes | 7 | 3 |
Switzerland | Gaby Casanova | 7 | 3 |
Scotland | Beth Lindsay | 7 | 3 |
France | Paulette Delachat | 7 | 3 |
United States | Nancy Langley | 7 | 3 |
Denmark | Iben Larsen | 4 | 6 |
West Germany | Susi Kiesel | 4 | 6 |
Norway | Ellen Githmark | 3 | 7 |
Italy | Nella Alvera | 1 | 9 |
England | Janette Forrest | 0 | 10 |
Results edit
Draw 1 edit
Sheet A | Final |
Norway (Githmark) | 5 |
West Germany (Kiesel) | 17 |
Sheet B | Final |
England (Forrest) | 3 |
Scotland (Lindsay) | 16 |
Sheet C | Final |
France (Delachat) | 3 |
Canada (Sparkes) | 11 |
Sheet D | Final |
United States (Langley) | 6 |
Denmark (Larsen) | 5 |
Sheet E | Final |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 18 |
Italy (Alvera) | 1 |
Draw 2 edit
Sheet A | Final |
United States (Langley) | 10 |
Italy (Alvera) | 9 |
Sheet B | Final |
France (Delachat) | 8 |
Sweden (Törn) | 10 |
Sheet C | Final |
England (Forrest) | 7 |
Denmark (Larsen) | 8 |
Sheet D | Final |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 9 |
West Germany (Kiesel) | 6 |
Sheet E | Final |
Scotland (Lindsay) | 13 |
Norway (Githmark) | 8 |
Draw 3 edit
Sheet A | Final |
France (Delachat) | 10 |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 5 |
Sheet B | Final |
United States (Langley) | 8 |
England (Forrest) | 6 |
Sheet C | Final |
Sweden (Törn) | 8 |
Scotland (Lindsay) | 5 |
Sheet D | Final |
Denmark (Larsen) | 9 |
Norway (Githmark) | 5 |
Sheet E [1] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Canada (Sparkes) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 12 |
West Germany (Kiesel) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
Draw 4 edit
Sheet A [2] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Sweden (Törn) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 9 |
Canada (Sparkes) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Sheet B | Final |
Scotland (Lindsay) | 11 |
Denmark (Larsen) | 2 |
Sheet C | Final |
England (Forrest) | 2 |
Italy (Alvera) | 11 |
Sheet D | Final |
United States (Langley) | 9 |
West Germany (Kiesel) | 8 |
Sheet E | Final |
France (Delachat) | 9 |
Norway (Githmark) | 4 |
Draw 5 edit
Sheet A | Final |
England (Forrest) | 6 |
West Germany (Kiesel) | 14 |
Sheet B [3] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Canada (Sparkes) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Sheet C | Final |
Sweden (Törn) | 7 |
Norway (Githmark) | 3 |
Sheet D | Final |
France (Delachat) | 7 |
Denmark (Larsen) | 5 |
Sheet E | Final |
Scotland (Lindsay) | 13 |
Italy (Alvera) | 2 |
Draw 6 edit
Sheet A [4] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Canada (Sparkes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Norway (Githmark) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Sheet B | Final |
United States (Langley) | 9 |
France (Delachat) | 8 |
Sheet C | Final |
Denmark (Larsen) | 7 |
Italy (Alvera) | 6 |
Sheet D | Final |
Scotland (Lindsay) | 15 |
West Germany (Kiesel) | 6 |
Sheet E | Final |
Sweden (Törn) | 10 |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 6 |
Draw 7 edit
Sheet A | Final |
United States (Langley) | 9 |
Sweden (Törn) | 6 |
Sheet B | Final |
Denmark (Larsen) | 9 |
West Germany (Kiesel) | 7 |
Sheet C | Final |
Scotland (Lindsay) | 4 |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 7 |
Sheet D [5] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Canada (Sparkes) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
Italy (Alvera) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Sheet E | Final |
France (Delachat) | 13 |
England (Forrest) | 11 |
Draw 8 edit
Sheet A | Final |
Italy (Alvera) | 2 |
West Germany (Kiesel) | 10 |
Sheet B | Final |
England (Forrest) | 3 |
Sweden (Törn) | 10 |
Sheet C [6] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada (Sparkes) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
United States (Langley) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 1 |
Sheet D | Final |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 9 |
Norway (Githmark) | 7 |
Sheet E | Final |
France (Delachat) | 10 |
Scotland (Lindsay) | 5 |
Draw 9 edit
Sheet A [7] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada (Sparkes) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 12 |
Denmark (Larsen) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
Sheet B | Final |
United States (Langley) | 5 |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 11 |
Sheet C | Final |
France (Delachat) | 14 |
West Germany (Kiesel) | 3 |
Sheet D | Final |
Sweden (Törn) | 11 |
Italy (Alvera) | 3 |
Sheet E | Final |
England (Forrest) | 6 |
Norway (Githmark)) | 10 |
Draw 10 edit
Sheet A | Final |
United States (Langley) | 6 |
Norway (Githmark)) | 2 |
Sheet B | Final |
France (Delachat) | 11 |
Italy (Alvera) | 4 |
Sheet C | Final |
England (Forrest) | 2 |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 11 |
Sheet D [8] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland (Lindsay) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Canada (Sparkes) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Sheet E | Final |
Sweden (Törn) | 11 |
Denmark (Larsen) | 4 |
Draw 11 edit
Sheet A | Final |
Sweden (Törn) | 9 |
West Germany (Kiesel) | 11 |
Sheet B | Final |
United States (Langley) | 4 |
Scotland (Lindsay) | 6 |
Sheet C | Final |
Italy (Alvera) | 3 |
Norway (Githmark) | 11 |
Sheet D | Final |
Denmark (Larsen) | 5 |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 10 |
Sheet E [9] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England (Forrest) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Canada (Sparkes) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | 13 |
Tiebreakers edit
Sheet A | Final |
Scotland (Lindsay) | 6 |
United States (Langley) | 4 |
Sheet B | Final |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 8 |
France (Delachat) | 5 |
Playoffs edit
Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
1 | Sweden | 7 | |||||||
4 | Scotland | 5 | |||||||
1 | Sweden | 5 | |||||||
3 | Switzerland | 13 | |||||||
3 | Switzerland | 6 | |||||||
2 | Canada | 3 |
Semifinals edit
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Sweden (Törn) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 |
Scotland (Lindsay) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Canada (Sparkes) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
Final edit
Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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Sweden (Törn) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
Switzerland (Casanova) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 13 |
1979 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship winner |
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Switzerland 1st title |
References edit
- "Royal Bank of Scotland World Curling Championships 1979". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
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