In the semi-finals of the DEB-Oberliga, Deggendorfer SC and the ECDC Memmingen Indians prevailed, both teams from the Oberliga Süd The teams will play for the 2026 Oberliga championship starting Sunday. Deggendorf, as champions of the South Division, will have home-court advantage in the first game of the best-of-seven series, which will be decided no later than May 3rd. All statistics and data for the final match can be found at the following link: https://deb-online.live/liga/herren/oberliga-playoffs/?divisionId=20582
Deggendorf and Memmingen met in the main round of the Oberliga Süd The two teams had already met four times, with Memmingen coming out on top three times. However, twice they only prevailed in a penalty shootout. Both shootouts featured the same hero, Linus Svedlund, who remained solid in his duel with goalie Timo Pielmeier and scored the game-winning goal. It wasn't until two games before the end of the regular season that the DSC found a way to counter the Indians, and thanks to a late goal by Luca Zitterbart with 16 seconds remaining, they celebrated their first victory of the season against their current final opponent.
Deggendorf gives Tilburg no chance in the semi-finals
Deggendorfer SC had been the best team in the main round. Oberliga Süd In the semi-final against the Tilburg Trappers, they were the favorites and lived up to expectations. The DSC won three of the five matches by a margin of three goals or more; the Tilburg Trappers won one. Bayern in overtime. Only one duel went to the Dutch, who were able to fend off Deggendorf's first match point in the fourth game.
With Ty and Dylan Jackson, Deggendorf has been able to rely on the two top scorers of the playoffs so far, and with Marco Bassler, they have the current second-highest goal scorer, along with Memmingen's Markus Lillich, in their ranks. Goaltender Timo Pielmeier has also demonstrated his skill. FanA win rate of 93,8 percent is currently the highest value in the playoffs.
Memmingen sends Hannover Scorpions into summer break
The semi-final duel was somewhat more exciting. ECDC Memmingen Indians against the Hannover Scorpions. Memmingen won the first two encounters, but lost the next two matches, both in overtime. In the fifth game, Hannover couldn't hold onto a 3-1 lead at home and ultimately lost 3-5. This gave Memmingen their first match point in front of their home crowd, which the Bayern also transformed.
The Indians have shone in the playoffs so far, boasting the best power play and penalty kill, and they have the current top scorer, Felix Beauchemin-Brassard, on their roster. Edgars Homjakovs, currently the third-highest scorer, also wears the Memmingen jersey, and they will now face Deggendorf SC in the final to succeed last year's champions. Bietigheim Steelers argue.