Christian Haller (curler)
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| Born | 27 November 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Skip | Marc Pfister | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Christian Haller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Enrico Pfister | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Alan Frei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternate | Benjo Delarmente | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Switzerland (until 2003)  Philippines (2023–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | Asian Winter Games: 1 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christian Patrick Haller (born 27 November 1979) is a Filipino-Swiss curler.[1]
Career
Switzerland
Haller who has a curler for a father, took up curling as a child.[2][3] He previously competed for Switzerland at the World Junior Curling Championships, playing in the 1998 and 1999 editions.[2][4][5]
His silver medal at the 1999 edition was a milestone in his career. After that stint, he decided to focus on pursuing a business administration degree at University of St. Gallen.[3] He however played in the curling event of the 2003 Winter Universiade in Tarvasio, Italy.[5]
Philippines
Haller has been in contact with the former Swiss curler brothers Enrico and Marc Pfister and have often proposed competing together for the Philippines but were hindered by the lack of a fourth player. After novice Alan Frei joined they formed a new federation, Curling Pilipinas in 2023 and were able to debut at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships Division B tournament placing second..[6][2] They gained promotion to Division A after placing first in the 2024 tournament.[7]
They also took part at the men's tournament of the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China.[8] The rink would go on to win the gold medal, beating South Korea 5–3 in the final. This was the first medal of any colour for the Philippines in the history of the Asian Winter Games, and the first gold medal at the Asian Winter Games for any Southeast Asian Country.[9]
Personal life
Haller after graduating worked at Ernst & Young for two years before moving to the Zurich Cantonal Bank.[3][10]
Teams
For  Switzerland
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| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
| 1997–98 | Ralph Stöckli | Martin Zaugg | Simon Strübin | Clemens Oberwiler | Christian Haller | 1998 WJCC 
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| 1998–99 | Christian Haller | Urs Eichhorn | Pascal Albertin | René Kunz | Patrick Vuille | 1999 WJCC 
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| 2002–03 | Cyril Stutz | Urs Eichhorn | Christian Haller | Yves Hess | Reto Herger | 2003 WU
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| For the Philippines
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| 2023–24 | Marc Pfister | Christian Haller | Enrico Pfister | Alan Frei | Benjo Delarmente | 2023 PCCC B
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| 2024–25 | 2024 PCCC B 
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References
- ^ "HALLER Christian". Web Results System for the 9th Harbin Asian Winter Games 2025. Organising Committee for the 9th Harbin Asian Winter Games 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Gillespie, Kerry (25 January 2025). "A Swiss sex shop owner, banker, bricklayer and electrician walk into a rink. They hope to come out as Filipino Olympic curlers". Toronto Star. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Hardegger, Angelika (18 November 2023). "Vier Curler, zwei Länder, ein Traum" [Four curlers, two countries, one dream]. Republik (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Meet the Philippines: Swiss-based squad dreaming of Milano Cortina". World Curling. World Curling Media. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Christian Haller". World Curling. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Curl Runnings! Philippines bank on unlikely Winter Olympics berth". France 24. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (7 November 2024). "Philippine curling team gains A Division promotion". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Navarro, June (10 February 2025). "Women curlers reboot PH medal bid with rout of HK". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "The Philippine Men's Curling Team won the country's first ever medal in the Asian Winter Games and it's a GOLD". Facebook. SEAG Network.
- ^ "Der lange Weg nach Mailand 2026". Zurich Cantonal Bank (in German). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.