Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) won
8-6 over
Andrin Schnider (Schaffhausen, SUI) in the Final of the Adelboden International, held September 1 - 4, 2022 in Adelboden, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Retornaz won
9-1 over
Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2022 Adelboden International in Adelboden, Switzerland;
Retornaz finished 4-0 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz defeated
Switzerland's Jan Iseli 8-1, then won
9-1 against
Christian Bangerter (Bern, SUI) and
8-6 against
Schnider. Retornaz won
7-1 against
Eddy Mercier (Megeve, FRA) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Adelboden International Championship title, Retornaz earned
26.250 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 5th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 5.25 after improving upon their best so far this season. Retornaz ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
67.500 points earned so far this season.
