Rob Retchless (born October 2, 1984) is an English–Canadian curler. He is currently the skip of the English men's curling team.
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| Born | October 2, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Rob Retchless | |||||||||||||||||
| Third | Jotham Sugden | |||||||||||||||||
| Second | Scott Gibson | |||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Jonathan Havercroft | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Ashley Waye | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | David Ramsay | |||||||||||||||||
| Curling career | ||||||||||||||||||
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| European Championship appearances | 1 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | 2 (2018 Ontario Tankard, 2019 Ontario Tankard) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the national level, he is a two-time English men's champion curler (2023, 2024).[1]
Retchless is a graduate of Queen's University at Kingston.[2] He works as a software engineering director[3] at Wolters Kluwer. He is eligible to curl for England by birthright. He began curling for England while still living in Toronto.[4] He is currently living in Europe.[3]
Teams
editMen's
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2006-07 | Claude Brazeau Jr. | Martin Roy | Rob Retchless | Adam Osseyrane | |||
| 2007-08 | Ghyslain Richard | Rob Retchless | Daniel Camber | David Leroux | |||
| 2008-09 | Garth Mitchell | Rob Retchless | Geoffrey Johnson | Dave Pallen | |||
| 2009-10 | Tim Morrison | Cary Luner | Rob Retchless | Bruce Scott | |||
| 2010-11 | Garth Mitchell | Rob Retchless | Geoffrey Johnson | Brendon Lavell | |||
| 2011-12 | Garth Mitchell | Rob Retchless | Geoffrey Johnson | Terence Yip | |||
| 2012-13 | Ian Robertson | Guy Racette | Rob Retchless | Rob Ainsley | |||
| 2013-14 | Rob Retchless | Punit Sthankiya | Dave Ellis | Rob Ainsley | |||
| 2014-15 | Rob Retchless | Punit Sthankiya | Dave Ellis | Rob Ainsley | |||
| 2015–16 | Rob Retchless | Connor Duhaime | Dave Ellis | Punit Sthankiya | Rob Ainsley | ||
| 2016–17 | Rob Retchless | Alex Champ | Scott Clinton | Justin Sim | |||
| 2017–18 | Rob Retchless | Alex Champ | Terry Arnold | Scott Clinton | 2018 Ontario Tankard (9th) | ||
| 2018–19 | Rob Retchless | Alex Champ | Terry Arnold | Scott Clinton | 2019 Ontario Tankard (8th) | ||
| 2019–20 | Rob Retchless | Greg Dunn | Jonathan Havercroft | James Burman | Ian Gasson | Andy Broder | English Men's Curling Championship |
| 2022–23 | Rob Retchless | Jotham Sugden | Jonathan Havercroft | Harry Pinnell | David Ramsay | EngMCC 2023 | |
| 2023–24 | Rob Retchless | Jotham Sugden | Scott Gibson | Jonathan Havercroft | Felix Price | David Ramsay | ECC B 2023 EngMCC 2024 |
| 2024–25 | Rob Retchless | Jotham Sugden | Scott Gibson | Jonathan Havercroft | Colin Mouat | David Ramsay | ECC 2024 (10th) |
Mixed doubles
editRob Retchless and his wife, Ashley Waye, have been mixed doubles partners since 2012, winning Ontario Provincial Silver in 2013.
Junior Men's
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1998-99 | Rob Retchless | Daniel Camber | Josh Bronson | Ray Mathers | Louise Retchless | Quebec Winter Games (9th)[6] | |
| 1999-00 | Rob Retchless | Josh Bronson | Daniel Camber | Jamie Retchless | Andrew Retchless | ||
| 2000-01 | Rob Retchless | Josh Bronson | Daniel Camber | Jamie Retchless | Andrew Retchless | ||
| 2001-02 | Rob Retchless | Josh Bronson | Daniel Camber | Jamie Retchless | Andrew Retchless | Quebec Junior Men's Provincials (Silver)[7] | |
| 2002-03 | Rob Retchless | Josh Bronson | Daniel Camber | Jamie Retchless | Andrew Retchless | ||
| 2003-04 | Rob Retchless | Jamie Retchless | Daniel Camber | Josh Bronson | Andrew Retchless | Quebec Junior Men's Provincials (Silver) | |
| 2004-05 | Rob Retchless | Jamie Retchless | Daniel Camber | David Leroux | Andrew Retchless | Quebec Junior Men's Provincials (Bronze) |
References
edit- ^ Men’s Championship – English Curling Association
- ^ "Young and Retchless". Kingston Whig-Standard. January 28, 2008. p. 15. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "Meet the Team – National Men's Team". English Curling Association. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Four men's teams challenging for the 2020 English title". English Curling. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Rob Retchless: Teams - CurlingZone". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Young Border curlers ninth at Jeux du Quebec". Stanstead Journal. March 17, 1999.
- ^ "Estrie Junior Men, Women 2nd in provincials". Stanstead Journal. January 10, 2002.
External links
edit- Rob Retchless at World Curling
- Rob Retchless at CurlingZone
- Rob Retchless on LinkedIn
- "Meet the Team – National Men's Team". English Curling Association. November 17, 2023.
- Video: 2014 Travelers Tankard Curling - Challenge Round: Rob Retchless vs Ian MacAulay on YouTube
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