Darcy Robertson (born Darcy Kirkness, March 13, 1965) is a

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curler. She is a three-time provincial champion and former Canadian junior champion.

Career

Robertson had a successful junior career which involved winning the 1984

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with her younger sister

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and Barbara Fetch. Two years later, Robertson, her sister Barb, Fetch and Faye Irwin would win the provincial women's championship and would be given the right to represent Manitoba at the 1986 Scott Tournament of Hearts. At the Hearts, the team went 6–5 in the round robin and missed the playoffs. Also in 1986, Robertson won the provincial mixed championship playing lead for

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. Robertson would not win another provincial championship until 2003, playing third for her sister, Barb. The team finished the round robin at the 2003 Scott Tournament of Hearts with a 4–7 record. Robertson formed her own rink between 2005 and 2008, when she joined forces with her sister again. Barb and Darcy won another provincial in 2009, benefiting from previous Manitoba champion

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getting a bye to the Hearts as defending champions. The team finished with a 2–9 record, tied for last place. Robertson left her sister's rink again in 2011 to form her own team. She won her first

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event in 2012 at the 2012 DEKALB Superspiel, where she just happened to beat her sister's team in the final. The following season, Team Robertson won the 2013

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where they beat

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's rink in the final. She won the Atkins Curling Supplies event once again in 2015, again defeating her sister's team in the final game. Robertson had her best provincial championship since her win in 2009 at the 2017 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts where her team of Karen Klein,

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and

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finished the round robin with a 5–2 record. This qualified them for a tiebreaker, where they defeated defending provincial champions

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to advance to the playoffs. The team then defeated

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in the 3 vs. 4 game and upset

in the semifinal to advance to the final where they faced

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. Tied 6–6 in the final end, Englot scored two for the win and the berth to the 2017 Scotties. Also during the 2016–17 season, the team won the MCT Championships. Robertson and her team played in the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials, finishing with a 2–4 record, and failing to advance to the playoffs. Team Robertson returned to the provincial championship the following year at the 2018 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts and qualified for the playoffs with a 6–1 record. The team then once again won the 3 vs. 4 and semifinal games before dropping the final to Jennifer Jones, who went on to win the

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and 2018 World Women's Curling Championship. Robertson also claimed her fifth tour win of her career this season, winning The Sunova Spiel at East St. Paul over Rhonda Varnes. Team Robertson had their most successful tour season to date during the 2018–19 season. Not only did the team win two more tour events at the

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and the 2018

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, but they also played in three

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events, qualifying for the playoffs in both the 2018 Masters and the

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. The team also competed in the

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, finishing last with a 1–6 record. In January 2019, Team Robertson represented Canada at the third leg of the

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, finishing with a winless 0–6 record. At the 2019 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team lost in the semifinal to

. Robertson formed a new team the following season with

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, Gaetanne Gauthier and

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. At the 2020 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team failed to advance to the playoffs, finishing the round robin with a 3–2 record.

Personal life

Robertson is employed as a dental hygienist for Lifesmiles Dental Corp. She is married to Reid Robertson and has four children.2017 Home Hardware RTTR Media Guide

Grand Slam record

Former events

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Darcy 1965 births Living people Canadian women curlers Curlers from Winnipeg Canada Cup (curling) participants