Joel Retornaz (Pinerolo, ITA) lost
5-4 to
Steffen Walstad (Oslo, NOR) in the Final of the Curling Masters Champery, held October 14 - 17, 2021 in Champery, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Retornaz won
5-3 over
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2021 Curling Masters Champery in Champery, Switzerland; and won
6-4 over
Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI) in the quarterfinals.
Retornaz finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz defeated
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) 7-1, then won
4-3 against
James Craik (Stirling, SCO) and
10-1 against
Raphael Moix (Morges, SUI). Retornaz won
9-3 against
Cameron Bryce (Stirling, SCO), then won
7-3 against
Hoesli in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Curling Masters Champery, Retornaz take home
29.955 world rankings points along with the $9,380CDN prize, moving up 9 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 28th place overall with
100.248 total points. Retornaz ranks 32nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
35.075 points earned so far this season.
