The most interesting match in the second round of the German Cup was played in Hannover, where the host team Hannover-Burgdorf with great effort and support from the home fans defeated HSV Hamburg 28:25, knocking them out from the further competition. Another small surprise was in Erlangen, where host team defeated HSG Wetzlar. As for the main favorites, Flensburg, THW Kiel and Rhein-Neckar Lowen all took easy wins.
German Cup scores: Gummersbach 33:27 Bietigheim, THW Kiel 32:20 Lemgo, Leipzig 25:18 Huttenberg, Emsdetten 32:34 Minden, Flensburg 38:22 MT Melsungen, Altenholz 20:32 Goppingen, Dormagen 25:28 HBW Balingen, Erlangen 26:23 Wetzlar, Essen 21:29 Fuchse Berlin, Hildesheim 25:35 Magdeburg, Horkheim 27:37 RN Lowen, Saarlouis 29:30 Friesenheim, Rimpar 27:29 Eisenach, Wilhelmshavener 30:26 Bad Schwartau, Bergischer 26:32 Lubbecke, Hannover 28:25 HSV Hamborg
