Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) qualified for the 2019 Aberdeen International Curling Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
5-3 against
Ross Paterson (Glasgow, SCO). of the 2019 Aberdeen International Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland;
Retornaz finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz defeated
Simon Gempeler (Adelboden, SUI) 5-4, then won
9-2 against
Jan Hess (Zug, SUI) and
9-4 against
Blair Haswell (Stranraer, SCO). Retornaz went on to lose
5-3 against
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO). Retornaz responded with a
5-3 win over
Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
Retornaz earned
17.574 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Aberdeen International Curling Championship, moving up 8 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 46th place overall with
91.666 total points. Retornaz ranks 46th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
91.666 points earned so far this season.
