Mathias Genner (Kitzbuehel, AUT) lost
6-4 to
Rob Retchless (Preston, ENG) 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. To advance to the championship game, Genner won
6-4 over
Martins Truksans (Riga, LAT) in the semifinals of the 2024 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships in Perth, Scotland, Scotland; and won
9-3 over
Timothy Verreycken (Zemst, BEL) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships in Perth, Scotland, Scotland;
Genner finished 5-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Genner defeated
James Pougher (Hawarden, WAL) 8-6, then won
14-4 against
Lukas Matt (Liechtenstein, LIE). Genner went on to lose
8-6 against
Eduard Nikolov (Kyiv, UKR). Genner responded with a
9-7 win over
Ireland's John Wilson. Genner won
10-4 against
Gontzal Garcia (San Sebastian, ESP), then won
11-3 against
Retchless. Genner went on to lose
7-5 against
Juraj Gallo (Bratislava, SVK) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Le Gruyere AOP European B Curling Championships, Genner take home
5.500 world rankings points, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 94th place overall with
35.688 total points. Genner ranks 77th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
25.938 points earned so far this season.
