Overview

• Füchse Berlin beat THW Kiel 34:33 after a 31:31 draw, with goalkeeper Lasse Ludwig stopping the decisive seven-meter in the shootout.
• Mathias Gidsel scored eight in regulation for Berlin, while Kiel’s Andreas Wolff made 13 saves to force the late drama.
• Kiel erased a six-goal halftime deficit and led 29:26 behind Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu’s eight goals before the match went to penalties.
• Thüringer HC defeated HSG Blomberg-Lippe 31:30 after trailing 4:13, with Rikke Hoffbeck Petersen and Johanna Reichert netting nine goals apiece.
• HB Ludwigsburg’s insolvency opened the women’s slot for THC, and 10,298 fans saw the Supercup at Munich’s SAP Garden days before the Bundesliga restarts.