1979_Macdonald_Lassies_Championship
1979 Macdonald Lassies Championship
Canadian women's curling championship
The 1979 Macdonald Lassies Championship, the Canadian women's curling championship was held February 25 to March 2, 1979, at the Town of Mount Royal Arena in Mount Royal, Quebec. This was the last women's championship to be sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco and also the first event to feature a playoff.
| 1979 Macdonald Lassies Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Mount Royal, Quebec |
| Arena | Town of Mount Royal Arena |
| Dates | February 25–March 2 |
| Winner |  British Columbia |
| Curling club | North Shore WC, North Vancouver |
| Skip | Lindsay Sparkes |
| Third | Dawn Knowles |
| Second | Robin Wilson |
| Lead | Lorraine Bowles |
| Finalist |  Manitoba (Chris Pidzarko) |
« 1978 1980 » | |
Team British Columbia, who was skipped by Lindsay Sparkes won the event by defeating Manitoba 7–4 in the final after also finishing first in the round robin with an 8–2 record. This was BC's fourth championship overall and the second skipped by Sparkes, who also won in 1976. The Sparkes rink also went on to represent Canada in the inaugural Women's World Curling Championship, the 1979 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship which they lost in the semifinal to eventual champion Switzerland.
Through the first eight draws of the tournament, British Columbia was sitting at the top of the standings with an unbeaten record of 7–0, Nova Scotia and Quebec were tied for second with 6–2 records, while Newfoundland sat at 5–2, Alberta right behind at 5–3, and Manitoba (who started 1–3) and Saskatchewan both sitting at 4–3.
Draw 9 saw the playoff situation become clearer. Manitoba handed BC their first loss of the tournament 5–4, Quebec defeated Newfoundland 5–4, both Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia cruised to victory in their matchups while Alberta drew a bye. With two draws remaining, there was a good chance that at least one tiebreaker would be required but also a chance that tiebreakers wouldn't be needed to determine playoff spots.
Unknown at the time, the penultimate draw (Draw 10) early on Friday would be the beginning of a long day for several teams. Newfoundland would defeat BC 9–8 while Saskatchewan and Manitoba were both victorious as well. Alberta defeated Nova Scotia 9–1 in only six ends and Quebec drew a bye. Alberta's victory guaranteed that a tiebreaker playoff would be required as Nova Scotia drew a bye in the final draw. Heading into the final draw of round robin play, two very important matchups were on the horizon with the BC/Quebec matchup winner getting a direct bye into the final and the loser joining Nova Scotia and the Alberta/Saskatchewan winner in the tiebreakers with the loser of Alberta/Saskatchewan being eliminated. Newfoundland and Manitoba would both need to win in order to be in the tiebreaker playoff as well.
The final draw would see BC would clinch a spot in the final with a 6–3 win over Quebec while Saskatchewan eliminated Alberta from contention with a back-and-forth 11–9 victory. With both Newfoundland and Manitoba cruising to victories, this meant that Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Saskatchewan were all tied for second place with 7–3 records requiring three tiebreaker games to determine two semifinal berths.
The tiebreaker matchups would feature Newfoundland vs. Quebec and Nova Scotia vs. Manitoba. The Nova Scotia/Manitoba winner received one semifinal spot while Saskatchewan would play the Newfoundland/Quebec winner for the other semifinal berth.
In the first round of tiebreakers Thursday evening, Newfoundland jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two ends in their game against Quebec and never looked back for a commanding 9–3 victory in nine ends while Manitoba scored three in the fifth to take command in an 8–5 victory over Nova Scotia to advance to the semifinal. The second round of tiebreakers late Thursday night saw a high-scoring affair between Saskatchewan and Newfoundland. Despite playing their fourth game of the day and trailing 10-8 after eight ends, Newfoundland scored three in the ninth to take the lead and stole one in the tenth for good measure and advance to the semifinal with a 12–10 victory.
The four games the previous day would end up taking a toll on Newfoundland in their semifinal matchup with Manitoba as Manitoba controlled the game early and dominated the tired Newfoundland rink 10–2 and meet BC in the final for their eighth win in a row after starting 1–3. The final would see BC dominate Manitoba for a 7–4 victory in nine ends as BC led 5–1 after the halfway point and 7–2 after seven ends. The victory gave Sparkes her second title and a spot in the inaugural women's world curling championships.
The teams are listed as follows:[1]
| Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lethbridge CC, Lethbridge
Skip: Myrna McQuarrie |
North Shore WC, North Vancouver
Skip: Lindsay Sparkes |
Stony Mountain CC, Stony Mountain
Skip: Chris Pidzarko |
Bathurst CC, Bathurst
Skip: Anne Orser |
| Newfoundland | Nova Scotia | Ontario | Prince Edward Island |
| Carol CC, Labrador City
Skip: Sue Anne Bartlett |
CFB Halifax CC, Halifax
Skip: Penny LaRocque |
Boulevard CC, Toronto
Skip: Pat Reid |
Community CC, Crapaud
Skip: Elayne Thompson |
| Quebec | Saskatchewan | Northwest Territories/Yukon | |
| Baie-D'Urfé CC, Baie-D'Urfé
Skip: Lorraine Bowes |
Granite CC, Saskatoon
Skip: Barb Despins |
Hay River CC, Hay River
Skip: Margaret Whitlock |
Final Round Robin standings[1]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreakers | |
| Team | Skip | W | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Lindsay Sparkes | 8 | 2 | 80 | 43 |
 Nova Scotia | Penny LaRocque | 7 | 3 | 71 | 58 |
 Saskatchewan | Barb Despins | 7 | 3 | 77 | 63 |
| Manitoba | Chris Pidzarko | 7 | 3 | 73 | 53 |
 Quebec | Lorraine Bowes | 7 | 3 | 77 | 58 |
 Newfoundland | Sue Anne Bartlett | 7 | 3 | 81 | 56 |
 Alberta | Myrna McQuarrie | 6 | 4 | 79 | 63 |
 Ontario | Pat Reid | 3 | 7 | 49 | 65 |
 New Brunswick | Anne Orser | 1 | 9 | 45 | 89 |
 Northwest Territories/Yukon | Margaret Whitlock | 1 | 9 | 44 | 86 |
 Prince Edward Island | Elayne Thompson | 1 | 9 | 48 | 90 |
Source: [1]
Draw 1
Sunday, February 25
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories/Yukon (Whitlock) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Quebec (Bowes) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario (Reid) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta (McQuarrie) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
| New Brunswick (Orser) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan (Despins) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Nova Scotia (LaRocque) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Draw 2
Sunday, February 25
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick (Orser) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Nova Scotia (LaRocque) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | X | 10 |
| Ontario (Reid) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec (Bowes) |
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | X | X | 12 |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories/Yukon (Whitlock) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 1 |
| British Columbia (Sparkes) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | X | X | 11 |
Draw 3
Monday, February 26
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| British Columbia (Sparkes) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta (McQuarrie) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia (LaRocque) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick (Orser) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Saskatchewan (Despins) |
1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 11 |
Draw 4
Monday, February 26
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Saskatchewan (Despins) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec (Bowes) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Alberta (McQuarrie) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia (Sparkes) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ontario (Reid) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Northwest Territories/Yukon (Whitlock) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia (LaRocque) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
Draw 5
Tuesday, February 27
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario (Reid) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 10 |
| Northwest Territories/Yukon (Whitlock) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia (LaRocque) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Quebec (Bowes) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan (Despins) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
| New Brunswick (Orser) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia (Sparkes) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Alberta (McQuarrie) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Draw 6
Tuesday, February 27
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 11 |
| New Brunswick (Orser) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia (Sparkes) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Nova Scotia (LaRocque) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories/Yukon (Whitlock) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Alberta (McQuarrie) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | X | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario (Reid) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan (Despins) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
| Quebec (Bowes) |
2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 13 |
Draw 7
Tuesday, February 27
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta (McQuarrie) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan (Despins) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| British Columbia (Sparkes) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick (Orser) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Quebec (Bowes) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories/Yukon (Whitlock) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Nova Scotia (LaRocque) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | X | 12 |
Draw 8
Wednesday, February 28
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec (Bowes) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories/Yukon (Whitlock) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 |
| Saskatchewan (Despins) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta (McQuarrie) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ontario (Reid) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick (Orser) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| British Columbia (Sparkes) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nova Scotia (LaRocque) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Draw 9
Wednesday, February 28
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia (LaRocque) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 9 |
| Ontario (Reid) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick (Orser) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Northwest Territories/Yukon (Whitlock) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| British Columbia (Sparkes) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec (Bowes) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Saskatchewan (Despins) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 |
Draw 10
Thursday, March 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia (Sparkes) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) |
0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 11 |
| New Brunswick (Orser) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario (Reid) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Saskatchewan (Despins) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia (LaRocque) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Alberta (McQuarrie) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Northwest Territories/Yukon (Whitlock) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Draw 11
Thursday, March 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan (Despins) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Alberta (McQuarrie) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 11 |
| Prince Edward Island (Thompson) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | X | X | 10 |
| Northwest Territories/Yukon (Whitlock) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia (Sparkes) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Quebec (Bowes) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario (Reid) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| New Brunswick (Orser) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
Five teams were tied for second, therefore there were three tiebreakers. The two remaining teams advanced to the semifinal.[1][2]
| Winners to Semifinal | |||||||
| Saskatchewan
| 10 | ||||||
| Newfoundland
| 12 | ||||||
| Newfoundland
| 9 | ||||||
| Quebec
| 3 | ||||||
| Nova Scotia
| 5 | ||||||
| Manitoba
| 8 | ||||||
Round 1
Thursday, March 1, 6:30 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
| Quebec (Bowes) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia (LaRocque) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
Round 2
Thursday, March 1, 10:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan (Despins) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | British Columbia
| 7 | |||||||
| 2 | Manitoba
| 10 | 2 | Manitoba
| 4 | ||||
| 3 | Newfoundland
| 2 | |||||||
Semifinal
Friday, March 2, 9:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Newfoundland (Bartlett) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
Final
Friday, March 2, 2:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia (Sparkes) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Manitoba (Pidzarko) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 |
- "1979 Macdonald Lassies". Curling Canada Stats Archive. Curling Canada. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- Phillips, Randy (March 1, 1979). "Quebec lassies come back". The Montreal Gazette. p. 45. Retrieved 24 February 2023.