Retornaz Runner-Up at 2023 Mercure Perth Masters

Trentino, Italy

SKIP
Joel
Retornaz

Third
Amos
Mosaner

Second
Sebastiano
Arman

Lead
Mattia
Giovanella

Games:	8
Record:	6W - 2L
PF/G:	10.00
PA/G:	4.49
Hammer Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Defense:	0.14
Force Efficiency:	0.75
Steal Efficiency:	0.41

Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) lost 5-4 to Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) in the Final of the Mercure Perth Masters, held January 4 - 7, 2023 in Perth, Scotland. To advance to the championship game, Retornaz won 3-2 over James Craik (Stirling, SCO) in the semifinals of the 2023 Mercure Perth Masters in Perth, Scotland; and won 9-2 over Ross Whyte (Stirling, SCO) in the quarterfinals.

Retornaz finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz lost 7-5 to Craik, then responded with a 7-1 win over Sixten Totzek (Baden Baden, GER). Retornaz won 8-4 against Jack Strawhorn (Dumfries, SCO), then won 6-0 against Yves Stocker (Zug, SUI) and 7-1 against Magnus Ramsfjell (Lillehammer, NOR) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Mercure Perth Masters, Retornaz take home 33.000 world rankings points along with the $6,514CDN prize. Retornaz move up 1 spots after posting a net gain of 5.004 points improving upon their best 6 results so far this season, ranking 5th overall with 305.742 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Retornaz ranks 3rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 249.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	81	31	0	0.723	19-7	19-7	5-4	0-0	1-2

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	825	733	455	8.88	5.52	3.37	4.91	3.76	1.81	1.47	1.33

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	396	533	82	56	21-0	42-3	108-10	1.35	0.21	0.50	0.17

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	429	200	373	54	2-1	13-23	36-80	0.47	0.87	0.57	0.31

2024: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr. , Michael Goodfellow
STIRLING, SCO
2023: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Stirling, SCO
2020: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Edinburgh, SCO
2019: Bruce Mouat
Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Stirling, SCO
2018: Niklas Edin
Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wrana, Christoffer Sundgren
Karlstad, SWE
2017: Tom Brewster
Tom Brewster, Glen Muirhead, Ross Paterson, Hammy McMillan Jr.
Aberdeen, SCO
2016: Kevin Koe
Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert
Calgary, AB
2015: Brad Gushue
Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker
St. John's, NL
2014: Logan Gray
Logan Gray, Glen Muirhead, Ross Paterson, Richard Woods
Stirling, SCO
2013: Thomas Loevold
Thomas Ulsrud, Christoffer Svae, Thomas Loevold, Markus Hoiberg
Oslo, NOR
2012: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2011: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2010: Tom Brewster
Tom Brewster, Duncan Fernie, Ron Brewster, David Edwards
Aberdeen, SCO
2009: Kevin Koe
Tom Brewster, Duncan Fernie, Ron Brewster, David Edwards
Edmonton, AB
2008: Glenn Howard
Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill
Coldwater, ON
2007: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2006: David Edwards
David Edwards, Paul Westwood, Ross Paterson, Sandy Gilmour
Lockerbie, SCO
2005: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2004: Tom Brewster
Tom Brewster, Graeme Connal, Ron Brewster, Colin Campbell
Glasgow, SCO
2003: Pal Trulsen
Pal Trulsen
, NOR
2002: Bob Kelly
Bob Kelly, Neil Hampton, Tom Pendreigh, Ross Hepburn
Inverness, SCO
2001: Tom Brewster
Tom Brewster, Graeme Connal, Ron Brewster, Mark Brass
Greenacres, SCO
1995: Hammy McMillan
Hammy McMillan, Norman Brown, Mike Hay, Roger McIntyre
, SCO

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