Joel Retornaz (Pinerolo, ITA) finished 7-6 in the 0 team BKT Tires OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship qualifying round, held April 2 - 11 in , . In their opening game, Retornaz defeated Yeong Seok Jeong (Uijeongbu, KOR) 7-1, then won 7-4 against Qiang Zou (Harbin, CHN). Retornaz went on to lose 7-6 against Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). Retornaz responded with a 9-3 win over Sixten Totzek (Fuessen, GER). Retornaz went on to lose 5-2 against Yuta Matsumura (Tokoro, JPN). Retornaz responded with a 4-3 win over Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI). Retornaz went on to lose 8-2 against John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Retornaz lost 7-4 to Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, CAN). Retornaz lost 8-7 to Sergei Glukhov (Moscow, RCF) where Retornaz responded with a 10-3 win over Steffen Walstad (Oppdal, NOR). Retornaz went on to lose 7-2 against Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO). Retornaz responded with a 10-4 win over Mads Noergaard (Hvidovre, DEN). Retornaz won 8-4 against Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Retornaz ranks 259th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.