THW Kiel made Rhein Neckar Lowen advantage smaller by beating MT Melsungen 32:27 (17:15). Melsungen are the only team who could stop “Lions” in their winning streak this season, but home team from Sparkasse Arena didn’t prepare gift for such an effort. Domagoj Duvnjak with nine goals and Rune Dahmke with one less led their team to an important victory which could bring back “Zebras” in the Championship race this season.
THW Kiel: Landin, Katsigiannis – Duvnjak (9), Ferreira, Mamelund, Sprenger, Weinhold (3), Dissinger (2), Ekberg (4/2), Anic, Cañellas (2), Dahmke (8), Vujin (4), Oprea; Trainer: Gislason.
MT Melsungen: Sjöstrand, Villadsen – Maric (5), Sellin (7/3), Forstbauer, Hildebrand, Danner (1), P. Müller (2), Boomhouwer, Rnic (1), Schneider (3), Allendorf (4), Vuckovic (3), M. Müller (1); Trainer Roth.
SC Magdeburg beat Hannover Burgdorf 30:28 in the second match of the night.
STANDINGS:
| 1. | Rhein-Neckar | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 426:327 | 28 | |
| 2. | MT Melsungen | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 438:376 | 24 | |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 424:342 | 23 | |
| 4. | Kiel | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 415:359 | 22 | |
| 5. | Fuchse Berlin | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 434:395 | 19 | |
| 6. | HSG Wetzlar | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 375:361 | 19 | |
| 7. | Hamburg | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 408:377 | 17 | |
| 8. | Goppingen | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 368:339 | 16 | |
| 9. | SC Magdeburg | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 418:420 | 16 | |
| 10. | Gummersbach | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 376:384 | 14 | |
| 11. | Leipzig | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 373:388 | 14 | |
| 12. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 402:421 | 14 | |
| 13. | Lemgo | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 380:429 | 10 | |
| 14. | TVB Stuttgart | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 366:427 | 5 | |
| 15. | Eisenach | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 370:460 | 5 | |
| 16. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 354:402 | 4 | |
| 17. | Bergischer | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 352:410 | 4 | |
| 18. | N-Lübbecke | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 365:427 | 2 |
