Overview
- The tournament runs from January 15 to February 1 across Denmark, Norway and Sweden, with games in Herning, Oslo, Malmö and Kristianstad.
- Germany is in Group A in Herning and faces Austria on January 15, Serbia on January 17 and Spain on January 19.
- The DHB confirmed an 18-man roster featuring captain Johannes Golla, Jannik Kohlbacher, Franz Semper, Renars Uscins, Lukas Zerbe and goalkeepers Marko Grgic and Tom Kiesler.
- Six groups of four open the event, the top two advance, and results against fellow qualifiers carry into the main round.
- Head coach Alfred Gislason says the young squad must reach top form quickly because the format leaves little margin for error.