Overview
- Berlin defeated newly promoted SV Warnemünde 3:0 with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-17 to book a semifinal place.
- The draw set VfB Friedrichshafen vs Berlin and SVG Lüneburg vs SWD powervolleys Düren, with semifinals on 16–17 December.
- The capital club is chasing a fourth consecutive DVV-Pokal after lifting the past three titles.
- Middle blocker Nehemiah Mote suffered a right chest muscle fiber tear and will miss at least four weeks, putting the semifinal in doubt for him.
- Elsewhere in the quarterfinals, Düren, Friedrichshafen and Lüneburg advanced with 3:0 wins over Ludwigsburg, Freiburg and Giesen.