The 1964 Scotch Cup was the sixth edition of the

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with the tournament being held outside of Scotland for the first time with

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hosting the tournament at the Stampede Corral from March 16–19, 1964. The tournament was expanded to six teams with Norway and Switzerland debuting in the tournament. This meant a playoff system had to be introduced with the top four teams competing in a knockout format. The final saw Canada claim their sixth title defeating Scotland 12-10 in an extra 13th end. In the extra, with the game tied 10–10, with Canada having hammer, Scottish skip

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was heavy with his final draw against two Canadian rocks, and Canada skip

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didn't have to throw his last rock. The attendance for the week was 20,242, a record for the time, and included an attendance of 4,370 for the final.

Teams

''*Throws third rocks.''

Standings

Results

Draw 1

''March 16, 8:00pm''

Draw 2

''March 17, 2:30pm''

Draw 3

''March 17, 8:00pm''

Draw 4

''March 18, 2:30pm''

Draw 5

''March 18, 8:00pm''

Playoffs

Semifinals

''March 19, 2:30pm''

Final

''March 19, 8:00pm''

References

External links

{{World Curling Championships World Men's Curling Championship

Curling competitions in Calgary International curling competitions hosted by Canada 1960s in Calgary