Retornaz Reaches 2023 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Semifinals

Trentino, Italy

SKIP
Joel
Retornaz

Third
Amos
Mosaner

Second
Sebastiano
Arman

Lead
Mattia
Giovanella

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	9.78
PA/G:	5.56
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.05
Force Efficiency:	0.46
Steal Efficiency:	0.33

Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) run at the 2023 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a 6-3 loss to Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). of the 2023 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada; Retornaz advanced through the quarterfinals with a 6-2 win over Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB).

Retornaz finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz defeated Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) 5-3, then won 7-6 against Tanner Horgan (Sudbury, NONT) and 8-1 against Stuart Thompson (Halifax, NS). Retornaz won 6-3 against Steve Allen (Ottawa, ON), then won 9-4 against Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Retornaz earned 27.625 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic, dropping 1 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 4th place overall with 424.375 total points. Retornaz ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 72.625 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	63	13	0	0.829	20-0	10-1	6-0	0-0	1-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	551	487	281	8.84	5.10	3.74	4.81	3.50	1.84	1.46	1.69

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	274	377	32	51	12-0	30-2	82-3	1.38	0.12	0.56	0.09

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	277	110	249	42	4-1	7-10	17-58	0.40	0.90	0.59	0.24

2025: John Epping
John Epping, Jake Horgan, Tanner Horgan, Ian McMillan
Sudbury, NO
2024: Yannick Schwaller
Benoit Schwarz van-Berkel, Yannick Schwaller, Sven Michel, Pablo Lachat-Couchepin
Geneve, SUI
2023: Ross Whyte
Ross Whyte, Robin Brydone, Duncan McFadzean, Euan Kyle , Michael Goodfellow
Stirling, SCO
2019: John Epping
John Epping, Ryan Fry, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing
Toronto, ON
2018: John Epping
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Toronto, ON
2017: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden , Caleb Flaxey
Sault Ste Marie, ON
2016: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert , John Dunn
Calgary, AB
2015: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2014: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden , Tom Coulterman
Sault Ste Marie, ON
2013: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, ON
2012: John Epping
John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers
Toronto, ON
2011: John Epping
John Epping, Scott Bailey, Scott Howard, David Mathers
Toronto, ON
2010: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Jean Gagnon
Gatineau, QC
2009: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Ryan Fry, Jamie Korab
St. John's, NL
2008: Richard Hart
Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill, Andy Ormsby
Coldwater, ON
2007: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater,
2006: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert
Edmonton, AB
2005: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2004: Kevin Martin
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
Edmonton, AB
2003: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, Scott Bailey
Midland, ON
2001: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry VanDenBerghe, Doug Armstrong
Winnipeg, MB
2000: Scott Patterson
Scott Patterson, Greg Cantin, John McClelland, John Steski
North Bay, ON
1999: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry VanDenBerghe, Doug Armstrong
Winnipeg, MB
1998: Rich Moffatt
Rich Moffatt, Howard Rajala, Chris Fulton, Paul Madden
Ottawa, ON
1997: Jeff Stoughton
Jeff Stoughton
Winnipeg, MB
1996: Rich Moffatt
Rich Moffatt
Ottawa, ON

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