Sixten Totzek

Sixten Totzek (born 1 January 2000) is a German curler from Rastatt, Germany.[1] He currently skips the German National Men's Curling Team.

Sixten Totzek
Curler
Born (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000
Baden-Baden, Germany
Team
Curling clubBaden Hills G&CC,
Füssen, GER[1]
SkipSixten Totzek
ThirdJoshua Sutor
SecondMagnus Sutor
LeadJan-Luca Häg
Curling career
Member Association Germany
World Championship
appearances		3 (2021, 2022, 2023)
European Championship
appearances		4 (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)

Career

Totzek played in four World Junior-B Curling Championships from 2016 to 2019 as third and fourth for Team Germany. In 2016 and 2017, he played third for Marc Muskatewitz and in 2018 and 2019, he threw fourth stones for Klaudius Harsch.[2] The team lost the qualifying games in 2016 and 2017 before winning the bronze medal game at the 2018 World Junior B Curling Championships, 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, Totzek would have his 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.

Totzek competed in his first European Curling Championship in 2018 as third for the German team. There, his team qualified for the playoffs as the fourth seed with a 5–4 record. They then lost to Sweden's Niklas Edin 6–3 in the semifinal and Italy's Joël Retornaz 8–6 in the bronze medal game, finishing fourth. Despite not winning a medal, the team did qualify Germany for the 2019 World Men's Curling Championship, which Totzek did not participate in. The next season, the team played in the 2019 European Curling Championships, finishing with a 3–6 record. The team was set to represent Germany at the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship before the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

For the 2020–21 season, Totzek began skipping the German team. His team represented Germany at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary, Alberta[7] where they finished with a 4–9 record.[8]

Personal life

Totzek is a student.[1]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2015–16[9] Marc MuskatewitzSixten TotzekMichael WiestSebastian OswaldJoshua Sutor
2016–17 Marc MuskatewitzSixten TotzekJan-Luca HägMarc WeilerMagnus Sutor
2017–18 Sixten Totzek (Fourth)Klaudius Harsch (Skip)Joshua SutorJan-Luca HägTill Wunderlich
2018–19 Sixten Totzek (Fourth)Klaudius Harsch (Skip)Joshua SutorMagnus SutorJan-Luca Häg
Marc MuskatewitzSixten TotzekDaniel NeunerRyan SherrardSebastien Schweizer
2019–20 Sixten TotzekJoshua SutorJan-Luca HägMagnus SutorKlaudius Harsch
Marc MuskatewitzSixten TotzekJoshua SutorDominik GreindlBenjamin Kapp
2020–21 Sixten TotzekMarc MuskatewitzJoshua SutorDominik GreindlKlaudius Harsch
2021–22 Sixten TotzekMarc MuskatewitzJoshua SutorDominik GreindlMagnus Sutor
2022–23 Sixten TotzekKlaudius HarschMagnus SutorDominik GreindlMarc Muskatewitz
2023–24 Sixten TotzekJoshua SutorMagnus SutorJan-Luca Häg

References
  1. "2021 BKT Tires-OK Tires World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. "Sixten Totzek Profile". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  3. Michael Houston (February 16, 2020). "Three women's teams remain unbeaten on day two of World Junior Curling Championships". Inside The Games. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  4. "Semifinal Bound!". Curling Canada. February 19, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  5. The Canadian Press (March 14, 2020). "Men's curling world championship in Scotland cancelled due to COVID-19". The Star. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  6. "LGT World Men's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Glasgow, Scotland". World Curling Federation. World Curling Federation. March 14, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  7. Donna Spencer (March 31, 2021). "A team-by-team look at the men's world curling championship field". CBC. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  8. "2021 World men's curling championship: Scores, schedule and standings". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  9. "Sixten Totzek Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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