Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI) lost
7-4 to
Yannick Schwaller (Geneve, SUI) in the Final of the Swiss Curling Championships, held February 11 - 18, 2023 in Geneve-Thonex, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Brunner won
8-5 over
Jan Hess (Zug, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2023 Swiss Curling Championships in Geneve-Thonex, Switzerland;
Brunner finished 6-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brunner lost
7-2 to
Schwaller, then responded with a
9-5 win over
Andrin Schnider (Schaffhausen, SUI). Brunner won
5-2 against
Manuel Jermann (Basel, SUI), then won
9-6 against
Christian Bangerter (Bern, SUI) and
6-5 against
Jan Iseli (Solothun-Biel, SUI). Brunner won
6-5 against
Hess, then won
5-3 against
Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Swiss Curling Championships, Brunner take home
30.250 world rankings points. Brunner move up 11 spots after posting a net gain of 25.75 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 22nd overall with
138.186 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Brunner ranks 28th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
112.875 points earned so far this season.
