Rob Retchless (Preston, ENG) won
6-4 over
Mathias Genner (Kitzbuehel, AUT) in the Final of the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships, held November 18 - 25, 2023 at the Perth Curling Club in Perth, Scotland. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Retchless won
7-3 over
Eddy Mercier (Megeve, FRA) to advance to the championship game. of the 2024 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships in Perth, Scotland, Scotland; of the 2024 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships in Perth, Scotland, Scotland;
Retchless finished 6-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retchless defeated
Juraj Gallo (Bratislava, SVK) 8-4, then won
9-8 against
Ireland's John Wilson and
10-3 against
Gontzal Garcia (San Sebastian, ESP). Retchless won
11-2 against
James Pougher (Hawarden, WAL), then won
10-2 against
Eduard Nikolov (Kyiv, UKR). Retchless went on to lose
11-3 against
Genner. Retchless responded with a
11-1 win over
Lukas Matt (Liechtenstein, LIE) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships Championship title, Retchless earned
7.500 world rankings points. For week 18 of the event schedule, Retchless did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Retchless ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
