1961 Scotch Cup

The 1961 Scotch Cup was the third edition of the men's World Curling Championship. It was held across four venues: Ayr, Kirkcaldy, Perth and Edinburgh, Scotland. The tournament began with games in Ayr on 21 March. The second and third days were on 22 and 23 March in Kirkcaldy, and the fourth day was in Perth on 24 March.

1961 Scotch Cup
Host city	Ayr, Kirkcaldy, Perth & Edinburgh, Scotland
Arena	Unknown
Dates	21–30 March 1961
Winner	Canada
Curling club	Alberta Avenue CC Edmonton, Alberta
Skip	Hec Gervais
Third	Ray Werner
Second	Vic Raymer
Lead	Wally Ursuliak
Finalist	Scotland
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The tournament was expanded to a three team competition with the United States debuting in the tournament. After the three teams ended up tied with a 2-2 win–loss record, a playoff was played with the semi-final played on 25 March in Perth and the final played in Edinburgh on 30 March.^[1] In the final, Canada won the Scotch Cup for the third time with a 12-7 win over Scotland in the final.

Teams

Canada	Scotland	United States
Alberta Avenue CC, Edmonton, Alberta Skip: Hec Gervais Third: Ray Werner Second: Vic Raymer Lead: Wally Ursuliak	Findo Gask CC, Perth Skip: Willie McIntosh Third: Andrew McLaren Second: Jim Miller Lead: Bob Stirrat	Granite CC, Seattle, Washington Skip: Dr. Frank Crealock Third: Ken Sherwood Second: John Jamieson Lead: Bud McCartney

Standings

Country	Skip	W	L
Scotland	Willie McIntosh	2	2
Canada	Hec Gervais	2	2
United States	Frank Crealock	2	2

Results

Draw 1

Team	Final
Scotland (McIntosh)	9
United States (Crealock)	8

Draw 2

At Ayr Curling Rink.^[2]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Canada (Gervais)	3	0	0	?	?	?	3	?	?	1	0	2	11
Scotland (McIntosh)	0	3	2	?	?	?	0	?	?	0	2	0	10

Draw 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Canada (Gervais)	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	10
United States (Crealock)	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6

Draw 4

23 March, Kirkcaldy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Scotland (McIntosh)	0	0	1	0	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	9
United States (Crealock)	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	2	11

Draw 5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Canada (Gervais)	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
United States (Crealock)	0	1	0	0	2	3	2	1	1	0	1	2	13

Draw 6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Canada (Gervais)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	4
Scotland (McIntosh)	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	5	3	0	2	X	15

Playoffs

	Semi-Final					Final
						1	Scotland	7
	2	Canada	14			2	Canada	12
	3	United States	9

Semi final

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Canada (Gervais)	0	2	1	0	4	0	1	0	3	0	3	X	14
United States (Crealock)	2	0	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	9

Final

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Canada (Gervais)	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	3	X	12
Scotland (McIntosh)	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	X	7

1961 Scotch Cup
Canada 3rd title