Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) lost
7-6 to
Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in the Final of the Princess Auto Players' Championship, held April 9 - 14, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Retornaz won
6-5 over
Mike McEwen (Saskatoon, SK) in the semifinals of the Princess Auto Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; and won
7-2 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the Princess Auto Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;
Retornaz finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz lost
9-7 to
McEwen, droppimg another game,
7-4 to
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) where Retornaz responded with a
6-3 win over
Yannick Schwaller (Geneva, SUI). Retornaz won
8-4 against
James Craik (Forfar, SCO), then won
8-7 against
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Princess Auto Players' Championship, Retornaz take home
55.000 world rankings points along with the $35,000CDN prize, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 25.25 after improving upon their best so far this season. Retornaz ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
440.500 points earned so far this season.
