Overview

• HSV Hamburg routed HSG Wetzlar 35:25 to halt a five-game winless stretch, powered by Mohamed El-Tayar’s 14 saves and eight second-half goals from Nicolaj Jørgensen.
• Füchse Berlin overwhelmed GWD Minden 42:27, as 20-year-olds Jonas Kofler and Felix Bernkop-Schnürch made Bundesliga debuts and scored twice each.
• SC Magdeburg beat Bergischer HC 39:30 after a tense first half that saw coach Bennet Wiegert challenge officials at the break, with a strong Nikola Portner Mandic performance listed at 14 saves and a lengthy BHC scoring drought after halftime.
• VfL Gladbeck overturned a 14:18 deficit to edge LIT 1912 II 31:30, with Fynn Blißenbach netting 14 and substitute keeper Patrick Spierau pivotal, a result that kept Gladbeck second and trimmed the gap to the leader to one point.
• FC Bayern beat Bamberg 96:81 behind a dominant opening quarter, but lost playmaker Stefan Jovic late to a right-ankle injury.