Abbes/Harsch Runner-Up at 2023 Mixed Doubles Prague Open

Emira Abbes/Klaudius Harsch (Fuessen, GER) lost 10-0 to Switzerland's Laura Engler/Kevin Wunderlin in the Final of the Mixed Doubles Prague Open, held September 7 - 10, 2023 in Prague, Czechia. To advance to the championship game, Abbes/Harsch won 7-6 over Zuzana Paulova/Tomas Paul (Prague, CZE) in the semifinals of the 2023 Mixed Doubles Prague Open in Prague, Czechia; and won 10-7 over Dorottya Udvardi-Palancsa/Viktor Nagy (Budapest, HUN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Mixed Doubles Prague Open in Prague, Czechia;

Abbes/Harsch finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Abbes/Harsch defeated Veronika Neznalova/Matej Neznal (Prague, CZE) 11-4, then went on to lose 7-2 against Linda Klimova/Lukas Klima (Prague, CZE). Abbes/Harsch responded with a 7-5 win over Jana Jelinkova/Ondrej Mihola (Prague, CZE). Abbes/Harsch won 10-9 against Julia Franke/Andy Buettner (Geising, GER) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Mixed Doubles Prague Open, Abbes/Harsch take home 8.250 world rankings points along with the $1,093CDN prize. For week 7 of the event schedule, Abbes/Harsch did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 59th place on the World Ranking Standings with 42.375 total points. Abbes/Harsch ranks 542nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	19	6	0	0.760	2-0	2-1	1-0	1-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	176	178	137	10.11	7.78	2.33	5.17	4.72	1.96	1.65	0.11

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	87	112	53	0	11-0	7-2	13-13	1.29	0.61	0.36	0.41

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	89	66	84	2	2-2	6-6	8-19	0.74	0.94	0.43	0.45

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner (Photo: Stephen Fisher/World Curling) claim Italy's first World Mixed Doubles Championship crown.

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