After exciting and hard-fought games in the round of 16 playoffs, the quarter-finals are now on DEB-Oberliga festival. The first games of the best-of-five series start tomorrow, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The following teams have qualified for this: Hannover Scorpions, SC Riessersee, Saale Bulls Halle, Deggendorfer SC, Blue Devils Weiden, Hanover Indians, Starbulls Rosenheim and the Tilburg Trappers.
The only team that had to go the entire distance of five games in the round of 16 was the Hannover Indians. All other qualified teams were able to win their series early.
The quarterfinal pairings on Tuesday, March 28, 2023:
- Hannover Scorpions: SC Riessersee (game starts at 20:00 p.m.)
- Blue Devils Weiden : Hannover Indians (game starts at 20:00 p.m.)
- Saale Bulls Halle: Deggendorfer SC (game starts at 19:00 p.m.)
- Starbulls Rosenheim : Tilburg Trappers (game starts at 19:30 p.m.)
At the request of the relevant clubs, a video test is permitted for the series of the Hannover Scorpions against SC Riessersee and the Saale Bulls Halle against Deggendorfer SC.
The dates of the other games:
- Friday March 31, 2023
- Sunday April 2, 2023
- Tuesday, April 4, 2023 (if necessary)
- Thursday April 6th (if necessary)
DEB-Vice President Marc Hindelang (responsible for LEV/Oberligen): “The fact that without exception the best teams in the preliminary round prevailed clearly speaks for their great quality. We are excited to see whether the favorites will continue to show their strength and look forward to close games, full halls and great sport.”
Commercial Manager DEB-Leagues & Sponsorship Nicholas Rausch: “After the successful premiere of video verification in the round of 16 series Halle against Memmingen, we are now pleased to be able to use this technical option in two series. This technical support will help match officials make the correct decision in unclear situations. We hope that this pilot project can be expanded to the entire league in a timely manner.”
Further detailed information about the Oberliga playoffs can be found at: