Overview
- The opening qualification starts at 16:30 CET and is live on ARD and Eurosport, with free streaming via ARD Mediathek and additional options on discovery+ and DAZN.
- The first competition is on 29 December, followed by Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 1 January, Innsbruck on 4 January and the finale in Bischofshofen on 6 January.
- The event uses a K.O. format in which 50 qualifiers meet in 25 duels, and five high-scoring losers progress as lucky losers.
- National coach Stefan Horngacher has included Andreas Wellinger and Karl Geiger despite recent form dips, and this Tournee will be his last as DSV head coach.
- Prevc leads the World Cup and the favorites’ list, with Ryōyū Kobayashi, defending champion Daniel Tschofenig and Austria’s Stefan Kraft regarded as key challengers.