Overview
- Sandra Ittlinger and Kim van de Velde beat Louisa Lippmann and Melanie Paul 2–1 (21:16, 19:21, 15:12) to capture the German championship in Dortmund.
- The champions reached the final after recovering through the tournament’s double‑elimination losers’ bracket following an earlier loss.
- Kim van de Velde completed the title as part of a comeback after becoming a mother for a second time last year, and Karla Borger was publicly farewelled and announced her retirement at the event.
- The result matters for the 2028 Olympic qualification fight because Germany may send only two teams and several duos formed this summer specifically to compete for those spots.
- Veteran coach Hans Voigt praised the technical strengths of Ittlinger and van de Velde but warned they may struggle at world level because of their height, while the German federation highlighted rising talents such as U‑18 world champions Anna‑Chiara Reformat and Sandra Otte as part of the succession plan.