Lukáš Klípa (born 11 March 1997) is a Czech curler.

Career

Juniors

Klípa's first international competition came at the 2015 European Junior Challenge Competition as the alternate for the Czech team, which was skipped by Krystof Krupansky. The team finished in fifth, and Klípa would not play in any games. The European Junior Curling Challenge, which was a qualifier for the

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was replaced by the World Junior-B Curling Championships the following year. Klípa would represent his home country for the next three years as a member of the national junior team at the World Junior B Championships. He was the alternate on the Czech team (skipped by

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on the team which was now skipped by Pavel Mares at the 2017 World Junior B Curling Championships. The team finished in 9th place. Klípa skipped the team at the

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, while continuing to throw second rocks. There, he led his team of Mares, Martin Blahovec and David Verner to a 3–4 record in group play.

Mixed

Klípa was a member of the Czech mixed team, skipped by Jaroslav Vedral, at the

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. Vedral led the team to a 5–2 record in group play. The team then beat China, and Estonia in the playoffs, before losing to Scotland in the semifinals. The team rebounded in the bronze medal game, beating Norway.

Men's

Klípa would act as the Czech team's alternate at the

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, his first. The team, which was skipped by

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ended up winning the bronze medal in the B Tournament. Klípa did not play in any games. Klípa was a member of the Czech team at the

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. Klípa played

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om the team, which was skipped by Vedral. The team finished the round robin portion with a 5–4 record, and lost in their quarterfinal match to Switzerland, which was skipped by

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. Klípa joined the Czech national champion Lukáš Klíma rink as their alternate at the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship. There, the team finished with a 5–7 record. Despite being the alternate, Klípa played in seven games. The team played at the 2022 European Curling Championships with Klípa throwing lead rocks. The team finished the event with a 3–6 record, good enough to qualify the country for the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship. The team then went on to win the 2023 Czech Men's Curling Championship, qualifying the team to represent the Czech Republic at the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship. The team finished with a 3–9 record, 10th overall. At the Worlds, Klípa was the team's alternate, and played in three games. The team played in the 2023 European Curling Championships with Klípa back at lead position. There, the team finished with a 2–7 record, good enough to qualify for the

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. Later in the season, the team won the Czech national championship. At the 2024 Worlds, the rink went 4–8. Klípa and the Czech team would continue to improve during the 2024-25 curling season, and coached by former world champion

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, the team would again qualify for the

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. At the 2025 World's the team went 6–6 in the round robin, including wins over the current #1 ranked ranked team in the world, Scotland's

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, and the current European Champions, Germany's Marc Muskatewitz. This result would also tie the all-time highest placement for a Czech team at the worlds, finishing in 7th place. This strong showing earned the Czech Republic a direct berth to the

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Personal life

Klípa lives in

Dobříš Dobříš (; ) is a town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,900 inhabitants. It is known for the Dobříš Castle. Administrative division Dobříš consists of two municipal parts (in brack ...

. He works as a bank employee.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klipa, Lukas 1997 births Living people Czech male curlers Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade 21st-century Czech sportsmen Curlers from Prague People from Příbram District Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region