Joel Retornaz (Pinerolo, ITA) finished 5-1 in the 32 team
Grand Prix Bern Inter Curling Challenge qualifying round, held October 29 - 31, 2021 in , . In their opening game, Retornaz defeated
Benny Kapp (Fuessen, GER) 8-1, then won
8-7 against
James Craik (Stirling, SCO) and
6-3 against
Daniel Magnusson (Karlstad, SWE) to advance to a A-Qualifier game where they lost
7-0 against
Yves Stocker (Glarus, SUI). Retornaz responded with a
7-1 win over
Luca Rizzolli (Trentino, ITA) to advance to the B-Qualifier where they
4-1 against
Magnusson to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
Retornaz earned
19.247 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Grand Prix Bern Inter Curling Challenge, moving up 2 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 26th place overall with
119.495 total points. Retornaz ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
54.322 points earned so far this season.
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