1979 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship

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1979 World Women's Curling Championships
Host cityPerth, Scotland
Arena
Dates17–23 March 1979
Winner  Switzerland
Curling clubBasel-Albeina CC
SkipGaby Casanova
ThirdBetty Bourquin
SecondLinda Thommen
LeadRosi Manger
Finalist Sweden (Birgitta Törn)
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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 in Perth, Scotland from 17 March to 23 March 1979.

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[]

 Canada  Denmark  England  France
, North Vancouver

Skip: Lindsay Sparkes
Third: Dawn Knowles
Second: Robin Wilson
Lead: Lorraine Anne Bowles

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Iben Larsen
Third: Astrid Birnbaum
Second: Marianne Jørgensen
Lead: Helena Blach

Glendale CC, Northumberland

Skip:
Third:
Second:
Lead:

Megève CC, Megève

Fourth:
Skip: Paulette Delachat
Second:
Lead: Huguette Jullien

 West Germany  Italy  Norway  Scotland
CC Schwenningen, Schwenningen

Skip:
Third:
Second:
Lead:

Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo

Skip:
Third:
Second:
Lead:

Asker CC, Oslo

Skip: Ellen Githmark
Third:
Second:
Lead: Ingvill Githmark

Ayr CC, Ayr

Skip: Beth Lindsay
Third: Ann McKellar
Second: Jeanette Johnston
Lead: May Taylor

 Sweden   Switzerland  United States
Amatörföreningens CK, Stockholm

Skip: Birgitta Törn
Third: Katarina Hultling
Second: Susanne Gynning-Ödling
Lead: Gunilla Bergman

Basel-Albeina CC, Basel

Skip: Gaby Casanova
Third: Betty Bourquin
Second: Linda Thommen
Lead: Rosi Manger

Granidears CC, Seattle

Skip: Nancy Langley
Third:
Second: Leslie Frosch
Lead: Nancy Wallace

Round robin standings[]

Country Skip W L
 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 4 6
 Norway Ellen Githmark 3 7
 Italy 1 9
 England 0 10

Results[]

Draw 1[]

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[]

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[]

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
 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[]

Sheet A [2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 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[]

Sheet A Final
 England (Forrest) 6
 West Germany (Kiesel) 14
Sheet B [3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 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[]

Sheet A [4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 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[]

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
 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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Sheet A Final
 Scotland (Lindsay) 6
 United States (Langley) 4
Sheet B Final
  Switzerland (Casanova) 8
 France (Delachat) 5

Playoffs[]

Semi-final Final
      
1  Sweden 7
4  Scotland 5
1  Sweden 5
3   Switzerland 13
3   Switzerland 6
2  Canada 3

Semifinals[]

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 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
 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[]

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 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
Switzerland
Switzerland
1st title

References[]

  • "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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