Yannick Schwaller (Geneva, SUI) lost
5-4 to
Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Princess Auto Players' Championship, held April 11 - 16, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Schwaller won
5-3 over
Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) in the semifinals of the 2023 Princess Auto Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario; and won
6-5 over
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Princess Auto Players' Championship in Toronto, Ontario;
Schwaller finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller lost
7-5 to
Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO), then responded with a
6-4 win over
Retornaz. Schwaller won
6-2 against
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB), then won
7-5 against
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) and
7-5 against
Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Princess Auto Players' Championship, Schwaller take home
55.000 world rankings points along with the $25,000CDN prize. Schwaller move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 25 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 6th overall with
332.250 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Schwaller ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
332.250 points earned so far this season.
