Overview

• TTC Eastside Berlin opens the German championship final at home on June 26 before traveling to Weinheim for the return leg on June 28.
• The team is chasing a third title after securing this season’s cup and Champions League trophies.
• Berlin will field a young quartet led by Josi Neumann, with Sabina Surjan, Yuka Kaneyoshi and Mia Griesel stepping up in place of Nina Mittelham and Xiaona Shan.
• A sixth-place finish in the Bundesliga preliminary round has reinforced Eastside’s underdog status against a higher-ranked Weinheim side.
• Manager Andreas Hain described TTC1946 Weinheim as “a number too big,” highlighting the challenge ahead for his squad.