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.

[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.

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.

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.

Despite entering the event as the fifth ranked nation, the German team struggled to catch on to the ice, finishing in last place with a 1–7 record and failing to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

[11] In the new year, however, the team turned things around by winning the Aberdeen International Curling Championship, defeating Italy's Joël Retornaz in the final.

[12] At the World Championships, Totzek and teammates Marc Muskatewitz, Joshua Sutor and Dominik Greindl started with a strong 3–1 record before losing their next four games.

After winning their next three matches, the team lost their last round robin game to South Korea, finishing in seventh place and just missing the playoffs.

[22] At the championship, the duo had a good 3–1 start before losing three consecutive games, ultimately finishing sixth in their pool with a 4–5 record.