Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) lost
6-5 to
Whyte in the Final of the Aberdeen International Curling Championship, held March 16 - 19, 2023 in Aberdeen, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Retornaz won
7-3 over
Waddell in the semifinals of the Aberdeen International Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland;
Retornaz finished 4-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz defeated
James Craik (Stirling, SCO) 6-3, then won
7-6 against
Yves Stocker (Zug, SUI) and
7-5 against
Kapp. Retornaz won
7-1 against
Andrin Schnider (Schaffhausen, SUI). Retornaz went on to lose
0-0 against
Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Aberdeen International Curling Championship, Retornaz take home
27.500 world rankings points along with the $2,513CDN prize, remaining in 3rd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 1.25 after improving upon their best so far this season. Retornaz ranks 3rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
319.750 points earned so far this season.
