Yannick Schwaller (Geneve, SUI) won
7-4 over
Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI) in the Final of the Swiss Curling Championships, held February 11 - 18, 2023 in Geneve-Thonex, Switzerland.
Schwaller finished 6-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schwaller defeated
Brunner 7-2, then won
9-5 against
Christian Bangerter (Bern, SUI) and
7-1 against
Andrin Schnider (Schaffhausen, SUI). Schwaller won
7-6 against
Manuel Jermann (Basel, SUI). Schwaller went on to lose
7-4 against
Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI). Schwaller responded with a
8-2 win over
Jan Iseli (Solothun-Biel, SUI). Schwaller won
6-4 against
Jan Hess (Zug, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Swiss Curling Championships Championship title, Schwaller earned
41.250 world rankings points, remaining in 7th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 11.5 after improving upon their best so far this season. Schwaller ranks 6th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
257.750 points earned so far this season.
