Klaudius Harsch Explained

Klaudius Harsch
Birth Date:23 January 2001
Birth Place:Baden-Baden, Germany
Curling Club:Baden Hills G&CC,
Füssen, GER[1]
Mixed Doubles Partner:Emira Abbes
World Championship Appearances:2
World Mixed Doubles Championship Appearances:3
European Championship Appearances:1

Klaudius Harsch (born 23 January 2001) is a German curler from Kempten, Germany.[2]

Career

Harsch made his first appearance at the World Junior-B Curling Championships in 2018. There, his team of Sixten Totzek, Joshua Sutor, Jan-Luca Häg and Till Wunderlich won the bronze medal game, 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, Harsch and his German rink would have their 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.

For the 2020–21 season, Harsch began skipping his own team. He competed in his first World Men's Curling Championship that season as alternate for the German National Team skipped by Sixten Totzek.[5] The team finished in tenth place with a 4–9 record.[6]

Harsch plays mixed doubles curling with his partner Pia-Lisa Schöll. The duo represented Germany at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event, finishing with a perfect 8–0 and qualifying for the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.[7] They would not, however, get the chance to compete at the championship as it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Personal life

Harsch is an industrial engineer student.[2]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second LeadAlternate
2017–18[9] Sixten Totzek (Fourth) Klaudius Harsch (Skip) Till Wunderlich
2018–19 Sixten Totzek (Fourth) Klaudius Harsch (Skip) Joshua Sutor Jan-Luca Häg
2019–20 Sixten Totzek Joshua Sutor Jan-Luca Häg Magnus Sutor Klaudius Harsch
2020–21 Klaudius Harsch Magnus Sutor Jan-Luca Häg Till Wunderlich Kevin Bold
Sixten Totzek Joshua Sutor Klaudius Harsch
2021–22Magnus Sutor Klaudius Harsch
2022–23Sixten Totzek Klaudius Harsch Magnus Sutor Dominik Greindl Marc Muskatewitz

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: 2023 World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide. Curling Canada. March 26, 2023.
  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. Web site: A team-by-team look at the men's world curling championship field. CBC. Donna Spencer. March 31, 2021. April 3, 2021.
  6. Web site: 2021 World men's curling championship: Scores, schedule and standings. Sportsnet. April 10, 2021.
  7. News: Italy and Germany secure World Mixed Doubles places for 2020. World Curling Federation. Richard Gray. December 6, 2019. April 3, 2021.
  8. Web site: World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships 2020 cancelled in Kelowna, Canada. World Curling Federation. March 14, 2020. April 3, 2021.
  9. Web site: Klaudius Harsch Past Teams. CurlingZone. April 3, 2021.