Overview
- Domen Prevc won qualifying with a 139.5 m leap, with Philipp Raimund second on 132.5 m to ignite German hopes.
- Local favorite Karl Geiger managed only 106.5 m for 53rd and missed the top‑50 cut, calling the result a bitter setback on ARD.
- Felix Hoffmann (12th), Pius Paschke (21st), Andreas Wellinger (39th), Constantin Schmid (44th) and Luca Roth (46th) also advanced for Germany.
- Titleholder Daniel Tschofenig placed third, while Ryoyu Kobayashi ranked seventh as the first competition starts Monday at 16:30 in Oberstdorf.
- Coaches and coverage now cast Raimund as Germany’s leading contender for the Tournee, with Prevc and Kobayashi viewed as the overall favorites.