Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) won
3-2 over
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the WFG Masters, held December 12 - 17, 2023 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. To advance to the championship game, Retornaz won
7-6 over
Brendan Bottcher (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2023 WFG Masters in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and won
5-1 over
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 WFG Masters in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan;
Retornaz finished 3-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz lost
6-3 to
Carruthers, then responded with a
7-5 win over
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB). Retornaz won
6-5 against
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB), then won
7-5 against
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the WFG Masters Championship title, Retornaz earned
75.000 world rankings points along with the $38,000CDN first prize cheque, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 53 after improving upon their best so far this season. Retornaz ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
333.625 points earned so far this season.
