Overview
- Kickoff is 20:30 CET in Herning with live coverage on ARD, and all Germany games are free-to-air as Dyn streams the entire tournament.
- DHB manager Benjamin Chatton says Nils Lichtlein is likely out of the opener with a foot injury, while Renārs Uščins is fit to play.
- Germany is in Group A with Austria, Serbia and Spain, with matches against Serbia on 17 January and Spain on 19 January, all scheduled for 20:30 CET in Herning.
- The format advances the top two from each four-team group and carries points earned against fellow qualifiers into the main round.
- The championship runs 15 January to 1 February across Denmark, Sweden and Norway with the final in Herning; Denmark is widely tipped as favorite and France enters as titleholder.