Retornaz Reaches 2022 Swiss Cup Basel Quarters

Trentino, Italy

SKIP
Joel
Retornaz

Third
Amos
Mosaner

Second
Sebastiano
Arman

Lead
Mattia
Giovanella

Games:	7
Record:	4W - 3L
PF/G:	7.40
PA/G:	5.80
Hammer Efficiency:	0.59
Steal Defense:	0.18
Force Efficiency:	0.46
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) qualified for the 2022 Swiss Cup Basel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 8-3 against Magnus Ramsfjell (Lillehammer, NOR). of the 2022 Swiss Cup Basel in Basel, Switzerland;

Retornaz finished 4-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz defeated Manuel Jermann (Arlesheim, SUI) 6-0, then went on to lose 7-5 against Jason Smith (Nashville, TN). Retornaz responded with a 8-1 win over David Sik (Prague, CZE). Retornaz won 5-4 against Lukas Klima (Prague, CZE). Retornaz went on to lose 3-2 against Yannick Schwaller (Geneva, SUI). Retornaz responded with a 8-6 win over Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.

Retornaz earned 18.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Swiss Cup Basel, remaining in 7th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of -1.746 after improving upon their best so far this season. Retornaz ranks 6th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 132.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	81	31	0	0.723	19-7	19-7	5-4	0-0	1-2

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	825	733	455	8.88	5.52	3.37	4.91	3.76	1.81	1.47	1.33

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	396	533	82	56	21-0	42-3	108-10	1.35	0.21	0.50	0.17

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	429	200	373	54	2-1	13-23	36-80	0.47	0.87	0.57	0.31

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