OL North: Herner EV and Hannover Scorpions with full points / OL South: Six points separate league leaders and sixth - open championship round final expected / Women's Bundesliga: Memmingen again in the final - Berlin surprised
In the Oberliga Nord Herner EV and the Hannover Scorpions secured full points at the weekend. Herne can no longer take second place in the table. The Crocodiles Hamburg won their game against Rostock 8:3 and lost in Herne 1:2, so they now need one more point to consolidate third place. Furthermore, Leipzig (3 points) as well as the Hannover Indians (75) and Scorpions (74) have already secured their playoff place - however, the final placements 72 to 4 depend on the results of the last two match days.
-> All results of the Oberliga Nord
The Oberliga Süd An exciting championship round finale is looming! League leaders Memmingen suffered two defeats in Weiden (4:5 after extra time) and at home against SC Riessersee (1:4). Regensburg lost 1-4 in Rosenheim, but secured a 7-1 win against Weiden and moved within two points of first in the table. By winning the direct duel, the Starbulls are still one point behind Regensburg, as they lost their second game at the weekend in Füssen 5:7. Deggendorfer SC slipped into fourth place, losing 2:7 against Riessersee and 3:6 against Peiting and now has 81 points. Within striking distance are Riessersee (80 points), Peiting (75) and Füssen (74), all of which secured six points at the weekend. Weiden (56 points) and Lindau (54) are in the two non-playoff places. Of the two teams, only Weiden was able to secure two points at the weekend - although both teams still have the mathematical possibility of reaching the playoffs.
-> All results of the Oberliga Süd
The playoffs in the Women's Bundesliga have their first surprise: the women of the Eisbären Juniors Berlin were able to bounce back after the 3:6 defeat against Planegg in the first semi-final game. The following day, the team from the capital won 2-1 after a penalty shootout and forced the third and decisive game of the semi-final series. Preliminary round champion Memmingen gave the third-placed team from Ingolstadt no chance, won the semi-final series with a 5:1 and a 5:2 win and moved back into the final of the German championship in the women's Bundesliga.
-> All results of the Women's Bundesliga
In the U20 DNL Division I secured them Düsseldorfer EG (4:2 in Berlin) and the EV Landshut (3:2 against Augsburg) three points. Bottom of the table Krefelder EV 81 won 2-1 after extra time against Regensburg, who in turn celebrated a surprising 3-1 win against league leaders Cologne the following day.
All other results from the DEB-Young talent leagues can be found HERE.