THW Kiel demolished TBV Lemgo away with huge 46:24, while Rhein-Neckar Lowen had a lot of trouble at home against HSV Hamburg, but in the end won 32:31 (12:15). The game was very close until the 59th minute, when with Patrick Groetzki’s goal, RNL made two-goal advantage, and the game was sealed. THW Kiel and RNL are still tied at top of the table, but now THW Kiel are the leaders due to better goal difference.
Rhein-Neckar Löwen – HSV Hamburg 32:31 (12:15)
Rhein-Neckar Löwen: Landin, Stojanovic – Schmid (5), Gensheimer (9/5), Sesum (n.e.), I. Guardiola, Manojlovic (1), Gorbok (2), Myrhol (3), Groetzki (2), G. Guardiola, Petersson (6), Ekdahl Du Rietz (4).
HSV Handball: Bitter, Cleverly () – Schröder (4), Jansen, Flohr (5), Canellas (7/3), Djordjic (2), Nilsson (4), Mahe (1), Dominikovic, Pfahl (5), Duvnjak (3), Lackovic.
Scores: TBV Lemgo 24:46 THW Kiel, Flensburg 35:23 MT Melsungen, Fuchse Berlin 25:23 MT Melsungen, Minden 25:23 Eisenach, RNL 32:31 HSV Hamburg
| 1. | THW Kiel | 53:9 | +200 |
| 2. | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 53:9 | +193 |
| 3. | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 50:12 | +167 |
| 4. | HSV Handball | 48:14 | +89 |
| 5. | Füchse Berlin | 44:18 | +85 |
| 6. | MT Melsungen | 37:25 | +21 |
| 7. | SC Magdeburg | 34:28 | +35 |
| 8. | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 30:32 | -62 |
| 9. | TBV Lemgo | 29:33 | -42 |
| 10. | TuS N-Lübbecke | 28:34 | -37 |
| 11. | HSG Wetzlar | 27:35 | -18 |
| 12. | FRISCH AUF! Göppingen | 23:39 | -17 |
| 13. | TSV GWD Minden | 23:39 | -61 |
| 14. | VfL Gummersbach | 23:39 | -66 |
| 15. | Bergischer HC | 19:43 | -73 |
| 16. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 17:45 | -67 |
| 17. | ThSV Eisenach | 13:49 | -143 |
| 18. | TV Emsdetten | 7:55 | -204 |
