Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) won
6-1 over
Cameron Bryce (Border, SCO) in the Final of the Baden Masters, held August 18 - 20, 2023 at the Curling Center Baden Regio in Baden-Daettwil, Switzerland. To advance to the championship game, Retornaz won
8-0 over
James Craik (Forfar, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2023 Baden Masters in Baden-Daettwil, Switzerland; and won
6-2 over
Kyle Waddell (Hamilton, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Baden Masters in Baden-Daettwil, Switzerland;
Retornaz finished 4-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz defeated
Waddell 10-1, then won
9-0 against
Lars Brauchli (Wildhaus, SUI) and
9-2 against
Lukas Hostmaelingen (Oslo, NOR). Retornaz won
6-5 against
Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Baden Masters Championship title, Retornaz earned
45.000 world rankings points along with the $18,465CDN first prize cheque, moving up 3 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 2nd place overall with
396.750 total points. Retornaz ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
45.000 points earned so far this season.
