Joel Retornaz (Pinerolo, ITA) qualified for the 2020 Aberdeen International Curling Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
6-5 against
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI). of the 2020 Aberdeen International Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland;
Retornaz finished 3-2 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz defeated
Robert Fawns (Aberdeen, SCO) 7-5, then won
8-3 against
Daniel Magnusson (Karlstad, SWE). Retornaz went on to lose
8-7 against
Sergei Glukhov (Sochi, RUS). Retornaz responded with a
8-3 win over
James Craik (Forfar, SCO). Retornaz went on to lose
6-3 against
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
Retornaz earned
14.780 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Aberdeen International Curling Championship. Retornaz move up 5 spots after posting a net gain of 12.385 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 30th overall with
130.346 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Retornaz ranks 30th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
130.346 points earned so far this season.
