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THW Kiel, Rhein-Neckar Löwen, MT Melsungen and the surprise team HBW Balingen-Weilstetten Play for the DHB Cup. The first semi-finals and the final are also available in the live stream at Sportschau-all information about the final four tournament on Saturday and Sunday in Cologne.
Final tournament for the DHB Cup – which teams are there?
Cup defender SC Magedeburg is no longer in competition – this will always be a new cup winner. Last year finalist MT Melsungen, on the other hand, made it again to the final Four, the team prevailed against SG Flensburg-Handewitt in the quarterfinals.
For Melsungen’s veteran Felix Danner, who had actually ended his career and returned to a part-time comeback because of the immense worries of injury, it is the second chance to win the DHB Cup.
The Melsungers meet the second division club Balingen-Weilstetten, who prevailed against Coburg after extra time, and are clear favorites.
In the other semi-finals, the THW Kiel meets the Rhein-Neckar Löwen. The Kielers, who had prevailed against Gummersbach in the quarter -finals, would like to say goodbye to a title last season.
Rhein-Neckar Löwen could triumph for the third time
To do this, the Kielers, who have already won the trophy twelve, but have never been in the final Four in Cologne, would have to prevail against the Rhein-Neckar Löwen in the semi-finals. The game is for Kiel “Like a final “according to trainer Filip Jicha. “We go all-in there“.
The lions around the leader Juri Knorr were able to win the final four tournament in 2018 and 2023-and want to take the third title. In the round of 16, they threw the Bundesliga leaders from the competition with the Füchsen Berlin, the ticket to the final Four booked with the quarter -finals against Eisenach.
The game dates – and Live broadcasts
In the first semi-final on Saturday (4.10 p.m.), the THW Kiel will meet the Rhein-Neckar Löwen. The game can be seen in the live stream on the digital channels of the sports show and in the sports show app.
MT Melsungen and HBW Balingen-Weilstetten then meet in the second semi-finals at 7 p.m.
The winners of the two semi-finals reach the final on Sunday (3:30 p.m.), which will also be shown in the live stream on the digital channels of the sports show and in the sports show app.