LGT World Men's Curling Championship: Sweden vs. Italy

Draw Apr 6 - 10:00 am		HMR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
	Sweden Edin, N		0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	X	5
	Italy Retornaz, J		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	X	3

Skip:

Niklas
Edin

Third:

Oskar
Eriksson

Second:

Rasmus
Wranaa

Lead:

Christoffer
Sundgren

Skip:

Joel
Retornaz

Third:

Amos
Mosaner

Second:

Sebastiano
Arman

Lead:

Mattia
Giovanella

Sweden

Games:	14
Record:	13W - 1L
Extra Ends:	2W - 0L
One-Point Games:	3W - 0L
PF/G:	7.76
PA/G:	5.45
Hammer Efficiency:	0.49
Steal Defense:	0.08
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.19

Italy

Games:	15
Record:	10W - 5L
Extra Ends:	1W - 1L
One-Point Games:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	6.95
PA/G:	5.60
Hammer Efficiency:	0.42
Steal Defense:	0.13
Force Efficiency:	0.69
Steal Efficiency:	0.18

Sweden

Games:	71
Record:	44W - 27L
Extra Ends:	0W - 0L
One-Point Games:	0W - 1L
PF/G:	8.20
PA/G:	6.41
Hammer Efficiency:	0.44
Steal Defense:	0.18
Force Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Efficiency:	0.24

Italy

Games:	76
Record:	63W - 13L
Extra Ends:	1W - 0L
One-Point Games:	6W - 0L
PF/G:	8.84
PA/G:	5.10
Hammer Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Defense:	0.09
Force Efficiency:	0.59
Steal Efficiency:	0.24

Sweden

HIGH END SCORE: HAMMER
> 5 in 3rd End vs. Christopher Oka (Sep 21, 2023)

HIGH END SCORE: STEAL
> 4 in 5th End vs. Kevin Koe (Oct 20, 2023)
> 4 in 4th End vs. Pat Ferris (Sep 23, 2023)

HIGH END AGAINST: HAMMER
> 4 in 1st End vs. Joel Retornaz (Oct 19, 2023)
> 4 in 5th End vs. Ross Whyte (Oct 17, 2023)
> 4 in 5th End vs. Yves Stocker (Sep 20, 2023)

HIGH END AGAINST: STEAL
> 2 in 4th End vs. Joel Retornaz (Oct 19, 2023)
> 2 in 7th End vs. Marco Hoesli (Oct 14, 2023)
> 2 in 5th End vs. Michael Brunner (Sep 3, 2023)
> 2 in 1st End vs. Kjetil Bjoerke (Sep 2, 2023)
> 2 in 2nd End vs. Michael Brunner (Sep 2, 2023)

Italy

HIGH END SCORE: HAMMER
> 5 in 1st End vs. Kyle Waddell (Aug 17, 2023)

HIGH END SCORE: STEAL
> 4 in 2nd End vs. Kalle Kiiskinen (Nov 22, 2023)
> 4 in 4th End vs. Stuart Thompson (Sep 22, 2023)
> 4 in 5th End vs. James Craik (Aug 20, 2023)
> 4 in 4th End vs. Lukas Hostmaelingen (Aug 18, 2023)

HIGH END AGAINST: HAMMER
> 4 in 11th End vs. Yannick Schwaller (Nov 24, 2023)

HIGH END AGAINST: STEAL
> 3 in 6th End vs. Niklas Edin (Sep 24, 2023)

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Saskatchewan's Rylan Kleiter (Photo: Anil Mungal/GSOC) defeated Italy's Joel Retornaz 7-6 to grab their first win on the 2025-2026 season in Trentino, Italy.

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