Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) lost
5-4 to
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the Mercure Perth Masters, held January 4 - 7, 2023 in Perth, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Retornaz won
3-2 over
James Craik (Stirling, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2023 Mercure Perth Masters in Perth, Scotland; and won
9-2 over
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) in the quarterfinals.
Retornaz finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz lost
7-5 to
Craik, then responded with a
7-1 win over
Sixten Totzek (Baden Baden, GER). Retornaz won
8-4 against
Jack Strawhorn (Dumfries, SCO), then won
6-0 against
Yves Stocker (Zug, SUI) and
7-1 against
Magnus Ramsfjell (Lillehammer, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Mercure Perth Masters, Retornaz take home
33.000 world rankings points along with the $6,514CDN prize. Retornaz move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 5.004 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 5th overall with
305.742 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Retornaz ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
249.750 points earned so far this season.
