Overview

• VfL Gummersbach beat Hannover-Burgdorf 29:26 after overturning a 0:3 start, led by newcomer Kay Smits with six goals.
• Goalkeeper Bertram Obling anchored the win with 11 first-half saves as Hannover’s rally fell short in the closing stages.
• Bergischer HC confirmed a deal to keep its Solingen training hall for this season after a dispute over the lease.
• SC Magdeburg begin at Lemgo following a perfect preseason and signings to cover injuries to Matthias Musche and Manuel Zehnder plus Nikola Portner’s suspension.
• Rebuilding sides Eisenach and Leipzig set survival as their priority, while Flensburg reported its home derby with Kiel sold out within five minutes.