Overview
- The German championship game kicks off Saturday, October 11, at 5 p.m. local time in Dresden between the Monarchs and defending champions Potsdam Royals.
- Organisers report more than 18,000 tickets sold and are pushing to fill roughly 21,000 seats, with attendance expected to top 20,000.
- Potsdam enter as clear favourites for a third straight title and have practiced nonverbal communication to handle the expected noise.
- Dresden seek payback for their narrow 2024 final loss, with expert Roman Motzkus stressing discipline, improved play-calling and a bit of luck as their route to an upset.
- The event program features a planned fly-over by three Yak-52 aircraft during the anthem and an official postgame party at the Alten Pumpenhaus with players in attendance.