Joshua Sutor Explained

Joshua Sutor
Birth Date:26 October 1999
Birth Place:Füssen, Germany
Curling Club:Baden Hills G&CC,
Füssen, GER[1]
Skip:Sixten Totzek
Third:Joshua Sutor
Second:Magnus Sutor
Lead:Jan-Luca Häg
Alternate:Benny Kapp
Mixed Doubles Partner:Pia-Lisa Schöll
World Championship Appearances:2
European Championship Appearances:4

Joshua Sutor (born 26 October 1999) is a German curler from Pfronten, Germany.[1] He currently plays third on the German National Men's Curling Team skipped by Sixten Totzek.

Career

Sutor played in three World Junior-B Curling Championships during his junior career in 2016, 2018 and 2019. He was the alternate for the Marc Muskatewitz rink in 2016, second for the Klaudius Harsch rink in 2018 and third for Sixten Totzek in 2019.[2] After losing the qualifying game in 2016, his team won the bronze medal game at the 2018 World Junior B Curling Championships, sending them to the 2018 World Junior Curling Championships. At the championship, the team just missed the playoffs with a 4–5 record after losing their final round robin draw to Canada's Tyler Tardi. Their fifth-place finish earned the team a spot at the 2019 World Junior Curling Championships without having to qualify through the B Championship. They did not have a good performance at the 2019 championship, finishing with a 3–6 round robin record and being relegated to the B Championship for the following season. They would, however, qualify again through the 2019 World Junior-B Curling Championships in December 2019 to secure a spot at the 2020 World Junior Curling Championships.[3] There, Sutor would have his best finish to date, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time with a 6–3 record.[4] They then lost to Canada's Jacques Gauthier in the semifinal 7–4 and Scotland's James Craik in the bronze medal game 6–5, settling for fourth place.

Sutor competed in his first European Curling Championship in 2019 as second for the German team. There, his team finished with a 3–6 record. The team was set to represent Germany at the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship before the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] [6]

Sutor remained as the German National Team's second for the 2020–21 season. They represented Germany at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary, Alberta[7] where they finished with a 4–9 record.[8]

Personal life

Sutor is a student.[1]

Awards and honours

World Junior Curling Championships – Men's Sportsmanship Award 2019.[9]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second LeadAlternate
2015–16[10] Joshua Sutor
2017–18Sixten Totzek (Fourth) Klaudius Harsch (Skip) Joshua Sutor Till Wunderlich
2018–19Sixten Totzek (Fourth) Klaudius Harsch (Skip) Joshua Sutor Jan-Luca Häg
2019–20Sixten Totzek Joshua Sutor Jan-Luca Häg Magnus Sutor Klaudius Harsch
Marc Muskatewitz Sixten Totzek Joshua Sutor Benny Kapp
2020–21Sixten Totzek Marc Muskatewitz Joshua Sutor Dominik Greindl Klaudius Harsch
2021–22Sixten Totzek Marc Muskatewitz Joshua Sutor Dominik Greindl Magnus Sutor
2023–24Sixten Totzek Joshua Sutor Magnus Sutor Jan-Luca Häg Benny Kapp

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 BKT Tires-OK Tires World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide. Curling Canada. April 3, 2021.
  2. Web site: Joshua Sutor Profile. World Curling Federation. April 3, 2021.
  3. News: Three women's teams remain unbeaten on day two of World Junior Curling Championships. Inside The Games. Michael Houston. February 16, 2020. April 3, 2021.
  4. News: Semifinal Bound!. Curling Canada. February 19, 2020. April 3, 2021.
  5. News: Men's curling world championship in Scotland cancelled due to COVID-19. The Star. The Canadian Press. March 14, 2020. April 3, 2021.
  6. News: LGT World Men's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Glasgow, Scotland. World Curling Federation. World Curling Federation. March 14, 2020. April 3, 2021.
  7. Web site: A team-by-team look at the men's world curling championship field. CBC. Donna Spencer. March 31, 2021. April 3, 2021.
  8. Web site: 2021 World men's curling championship: Scores, schedule and standings. Sportsnet. April 10, 2021.
  9. News: Congratulations to Germany’s Joshua Sutor and Sweden’s Maria Larsson on winning the Sportsmanship awards at the World Juniors!. World Curling Federation. February 24, 2019. April 3, 2021.
  10. Web site: Joshua Sutor Past Teams. CurlingZone. April 3, 2021.