Yannick Schwaller

Yannick Schwaller
Medal record
Curling
Representing   Switzerland
World Junior Championships
2014 Flims
2015 Tallinn

Yannick Schwaller (born 31 March 1995 in Solothurn) is a Swiss curler. He currently skips "Team Bern Zähringer Securitas Direct" on the World Curling Tour.

Junior career

Schwaller skipped the Swiss junior men's team at three straight World Junior Curling Championships.

Throwing third stones, Schwaller and teammates Reto Keller, Patrick Witschonke and Michael Probst won a gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships. After finishing the round robin with a 6-3 record, the team then beat Canada and Norway before defeating Scotland's Kyle Smith rink in the final.

Again throwing third stones, Schwaller, Romano Meier, Patrick Witschonke and Probst returned to the World Juniors in 2015 to defend their title. They had a better round robin record this time, finishing 7-2, but would lose to Canada's Braden Calvert rink in the final.

Now throwing fourth stones, Schwaller with teammates Meier, Witschonke and Probst represented Switzerland at the 2016 World Junior Curling Championships. The team went 6-3 in the round robin, but lost to Canada twice in the playoffs, and settled for fourth place.

Men's career

Schwaller won his first World Curling Tour event at the 2018 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard.[1]

Mixed career

Schwaller has twice skipped Team Switzerland at the World Mixed Curling Championship. Throwing second stones, Schwaller led teammates Meier, Briar Hürlimann and Celine Koller to a 5th place finish at the 2015 World Mixed Curling Championship. The team finished with a 7-1 record in group place, but lost to Sweden in the quarterfinals.

Throwing fourth rocks, Schwaller led teammates Elena Stern, Michael Brunner and Koller to a 21st place finish at the 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship. The team failed to make it out of group play, finishing the tournament with a 4-3 record.

Personal life

Schwaller is employed as an architect.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldcurl.com/events.php?view=Main&eventid=5293
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