# 1981 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship

The 1981 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship, the women's world curling championship, was held from 16 to 21 March at the Perth Ice Arena in Perth, Scotland.

## Teams

| Canada | Denmark | Germany | Italy | Netherlands |
| Calgary CC, Calgary, Alberta Skip: Susan Seitz Third: Judy Erickson Second: Myrna McKay Lead: Betty McCracken | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Fourth: Helena Blach Skip: Marianne Jørgensen Second: Astrid Birnbaum Lead: Malene Krause | EV Oberstdorf Skip: Almut Hege Third: Suzanne Koch Second: Renate Räderer Lead: Ingeborg Stock | Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Maria-Grazzia Constantini Third: Ann Lacedelli Second: Tea Valt Lead: Marina Pavani | Den Haag CC, The Hague Skip: Laura van Imhoff Third: Hermance van den Houten Second: Annemie de Jongh Lead: Hanneke Veening |
| Norway | Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
| Oslo CC, Oslo Skip: Anne Jøtun Bakke Third: Bente Hoel Second: Elisabeth Skogen Lead: Hilde Jøtun | Broughty Ferry Ladies CC, Dundee Skip: Helen Caird Third: Rae Gray Second: Sheena Hay Lead: Helen Watson | Karlstads CK, Karlstad Skip: Elisabeth Högström Third: Carina Olsson Second: Birgitta Sewik Lead: Karin Sjögren | CC Bern, Bern Skip: Susan Schlapbach Third: Irene Bürgi Second: Ursula Schlapbach Lead: Katrin Peterhans | Granite CC, Seattle, Washington Skip: Nancy Langley Third: Carol Dahl Second: Leslie Frosch Lead: Nancy Wallace |

## Round-robin standings

| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Canada | Susan Seitz | 8 | 1 |
| Sweden | Elisabeth Högström | 8 | 1 |
| Norway | Anne Jøtun Bakke | 7 | 2 |
| Switzerland | Susan Schlapbach | 6 | 3 |
| Denmark | Marianne Jørgensen | 5 | 4 |
| Scotland | Helen Caird | 4 | 5 |
| Italy | Maria-Grazzia Constantini | 3 | 6 |
| United States | Nancy Langley | 2 | 7 |
| Germany | Almut Hege | 2 | 7 |
| Netherlands | Laura van Imhoff | 0 | 9 |

## Round-robin results
### Draw 1

| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Jørgensen) | 9 |
| Italy (Constantini) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Hege) | 8 |
| Netherlands (van Imhoff) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Langley) | 2 |
| Switzerland (Schlapbach) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Högström) | 4 |
| Canada (Seitz) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Caird) | 5 |
| Norway (Jøtun Bakke) | 8 |

### Draw 2

| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Schlapbach) | 8 |
| Scotland (Caird) | 7 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Hege) | 6 |
| Denmark (Jørgensen) | 9 |
| Team | Final |
| Netherlands (van Imhoff) | 2 |
| Sweden (Högström) | 9 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Jøtun Bakke) | 7 |
| United States (Langley) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Seitz) | 9 |
| Italy (Constantini) | 8 |

### Draw 3

| Team | Final |
| Italy (Constantini) | 4 |
| Norway (Jøtun Bakke) | 10 |
| Team | Final |
| Netherlands (van Imhoff) | 1 |
| Canada (Seitz) | 10 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Jørgensen) | 5 |
| Switzerland (Schlapbach) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Caird) | 6 |
| Germany (Hege) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Langley) | 5 |
| Sweden (Högström) | 7 |

### Draw 4

| Team | Final |
| Netherlands (van Imhoff) | 2 |
| Norway (Jøtun Bakke) | 12 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Högström) | 8 |
| Germany (Hege) | 1 |
| Team | Final |
| United States (Langley) | 6 |
| Italy (Constantini) | 13 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Seitz) | 7 |
| Switzerland (Schlapbach) | 9 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Jørgensen) | 5 |
| Scotland (Caird) | 6 |

### Draw 5

| Team | Final |
| United States (Langley) | 5 |
| Scotland (Caird) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Constantini) | 4 |
| Sweden (Högström) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Jøtun Bakke) | 6 |
| Canada (Seitz) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Jørgensen) | 10 |
| Netherlands (van Imhoff) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Schlapbach) | 9 |
| Germany (Hege) | 4 |

### Draw 6

| Team | Final |
| Canada (Seitz) | 7 |
| Denmark (Jørgensen) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Netherlands (van Imhoff) | 5 |
| United States (Langley) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Schlapbach) | 7 |
| Norway (Jøtun Bakke) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Caird) | 6 |
| Sweden (Högström) | 11 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Hege) | 9 |
| Italy (Constantini) | 10 |

### Draw 7

| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Schlapbach) | 5 |
| Sweden (Högström) | 7 |
| Team | Final |
| Scotland (Caird) | 3 |
| Canada (Seitz) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Hege) | 6 |
| United States (Langley) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Norway (Jøtun Bakke) | 5 |
| Denmark (Jørgensen) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Constantini) | 11 |
| Netherlands (van Imhoff) | 2 |

### Draw 8

| Team | Final |
| Norway (Jøtun Bakke) | 9 |
| Germany (Hege) | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Högström) | 8 |
| Denmark (Jørgensen) | 3 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Constantini) | 5 |
| Scotland (Caird) | 11 |
| Team | Final |
| Switzerland (Schlapbach) | 13 |
| Netherlands (van Imhoff) | 2 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada (Seitz) | 9 |
| United States (Langley) | 2 |

### Draw 9

| Team | Final |
| Netherlands (van Imhoff) | 6 |
| Scotland (Caird) | 11 |
| Team | Final |
| Italy (Constantini) | 4 |
| Switzerland (Schlapbach) | 12 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Högström) | 12 |
| Norway (Jøtun Bakke) | 4 |
| Team | Final |
| Germany (Hege) | 4 |
| Canada (Seitz) | 5 |
| Team | Final |
| Denmark (Jørgensen) | 7 |
| United States (Langley) | 6 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Canada | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 6 | 1 | Canada | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Sweden | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | Sweden | 7 |
| 3 | Norway | 2 | | | |

### Semifinals

| Team | Final |
| Canada (Seitz) | 7 |
| Switzerland (Schlapbach) | 6 |
| Team | Final |
| Sweden (Högström) | 4 |
| Norway (Jøtun Bakke) | 2 |

### Final

| Team | Final |
| Canada (Seitz) | 2 |
| Sweden (Högström) | 7 |
* 1981 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship
* Sweden 1st title