The Final Four tournament for the DEB-Women's Cup will take place next weekend, January 21st and 22nd, 2023, at the federal base in Füssen. Besides the Eisbären Berlin and the Mad Dogs from Mannheim ERC Ingolstadt part. As defending champion, the last one held in the 2017/18 season DEB-Women's Cup, the current DFEL table first, ECDC Memmingen, is in the race for the coveted trophy.
Most recently, ECDC Memmingen was able to win the cup with a clear 8-0 win against ESC Planegg, who were still heavily weakened. The team from ERC Ingolstadt Clearly defeated the last remaining representative from the regional association, the Riverrats from Geretsried, 20-0 despite a brave fight. The Mad Dogs Mannheim secured themselves with a 5-0 win over the DEB U20 perspective team takes part in Füssen. They made it the most exciting Eisbären Berlin, who beat EC Bergkamen 3-1 and thus also made it to the final tournament DEB-Women's Cup won.
Semifinal Game 1 | Jan 21 | 15:30 p.m. | Mad Dogs Mannheim vs. ECDC Memmingen
Semifinal Game 2 | Jan 21 | 19:00 p.m. | ERC Ingolstadt vs. Eisbären Berlin
Game for 3rd place | Jan 22 | 11:00 a.m. | Loser HF 1 vs. loser HF 2
Final | Jan 22 | 14:30 p.m. | Winner HF 1 vs. Winner HF 2
The Final Four tournament in Füssen next weekend promises interesting encounters and an exciting conclusion to the competition. This reflects the already existing anticipation of all participating teams.
Tara Schmitz, player Mad Dogs Mannheim: “We are really looking forward to the cup tournament. We are aware that we will face strong opponents in the semi-finals. We have continued to develop over the course of the season and hope that we can do the same in Füssen.”
Randall Karsten, coach Mad Dogs Mannheim: “We are looking forward to the weekend in Füssen. For us, this is not only a great opportunity to prepare for the playoffs, but also the opportunity to win a medal. Apart from the motivation and the fun. Everyone is looking forward to their first appearance in a Final Four tournament.”
Theresa Wagner, player ERC Ingolstadt: “There will definitely be exciting and difficult games ahead of us. The focus is on the Final Four weekend and we will prepare for it as best we can. We have shown many times that we can win difficult games with our small squad. It’s about the first title of the season and we want to get it.”
Christian Sohlmann, trainer ERC Ingolstadt: “We are looking forward to the Final Four weekend. After the season so far, Memmingen is certainly the favorite, but especially when it's only about one game, each of the four teams has a realistic chance of prevailing. Since we have already beaten all three teams this season, our chances of having a say in the title are good.
Daniel Bartell, trainer Eisbären Berlin: “We still have good memories of Füssen and a tournament in this format. Like two years ago, we are supposedly the underdogs in this tournament, have nothing to lose and can therefore play freely. If we can bring our performance potential to the ice, a lot is possible. As was the case two years ago in the Championship Final Four, form on the day will play a crucial role.”
Daria Gleissner, player ECDC Memmingen: “The Bundesliga has had a long break, I’m looking forward to an exciting event and intense games. Our goal is to defend the title and deliver good quality games.
Waldemar Dietrich, trainer ECDC Memmingen: “We have always emphasized that we are not supporters of the cup competition in the current format. But now four strong teams meet in the final tournament, each of which has what it takes to win DEB-Win the Women's Cup. In any case, we will do everything we can to defend our title and take the cup back to Memmingen."
Entry to the tournament in the arena is free for all matches. In addition, all games are streamed live for free DEB-online.live broadcast.