Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) lost
8-7 to
Matt Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) in the Final of the Soo Curlers Fall Classic presented by KIOTI Tractors, held October 26 - 29, 2023 at the YNCU Curling Centre in Sault Ste.Marie, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Retornaz won
7-4 over
Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) in the semifinals of the 2023 Soo Curlers Fall Classic presented by KIOTI Tractors in Sault Ste.Marie, Ontario, Canada; and won
5-0 over
Trent Skanes (St. John's, NL) in the quarterfinals.
Retornaz finished 3-0 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz defeated
Soo-Hyuk Kim (GyeongBuk, KOR) 6-3, then won
7-5 against
Karsten Sturmay (Edmonton, AB) and
8-3 against
Howard in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Soo Curlers Fall Classic presented by KIOTI Tractors, Retornaz take home
22.000 world rankings points along with the $17,000CDN prize, remaining in 2nd place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 1 after improving upon their best so far this season. Retornaz ranks 2nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
169.625 points earned so far this season.
