THW Kiel began season with success in Ludwigshafen 26:19 in the last cycle with Icelandic coach Alfred Gislason, who will leave team after decade on helm of “Zebras” in 2019.
SC Magdeburg beat DHfK Leipzig 28:20 in derby of German East.
RESULTS:
Die Eulen Ludwigshafen – THW Kiel 19 : 26 (11:13)
SC Magdeburg – DHfK Leipzig 28 : 20 (13:9)
HC Erlangen – VfL Gummersbach 30 : 22 (15:10)
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf – Bergischer HC 29 : 26 (12:12)
SG BBM Bietigheim – MT Melsungen 24 : 33 (16:17)
STANDINGS:
| 1. | Flensburg-H. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57:43 | 4 | |
| 2. | SC Magdeburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56:43 | 4 | |
| 3. | Rhein-Neckar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54:41 | 4 | |
| 4. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55:51 | 4 | |
| 5. | Erlangen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30:22 | 2 | |
| 6. | Kiel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:19 | 2 | |
| 7. | MT Melsungen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56:52 | 2 | |
| 8. | HSG Wetzlar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48:46 | 2 | |
| 9. | Bergischer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53:52 | 2 | |
| 10. | Fuchse Berlin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47:48 | 2 | |
| 11. | Stuttgart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47:52 | 2 | |
| 12. | Lemgo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46:52 | 2 | |
| 13. | Goppingen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36:44 | 2 | |
| 14. | Minden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55:60 | 0 | |
| 15. | Gummersbach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47:56 | 0 | |
| 16. | Leipzig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46:55 | 0 | |
| 17. | Ludwigshafen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42:53 | 0 | |
| 18. | Bietigheim-Metterzimmern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45:57 | 0 |
