Optimistički nastrojeni krenuli su rukometaši Melsungena na gostovanje u Kil, gde su doživeli katastrofu. Tim koji pretenduje na borbu za sam vrh nemačkog rukometa, ostao je 12 golova iza domaćih „Zebri“ u derbiju Bundeslige – 38:26. Briljirao je Niklas Landin sa 18 odbrana, a Niklas Landin je sa 10 golova predvodio domaći sastav. S druge strane, Alendfor je postigao devet.
THW Kiel: N. Landin (1.-60., 18 ODB), Quenstedt (); Duvnjak, Reinkind (6), M. Landin (5), Kristjánsson (1), Wiencek (5), Ekberg (10/6), Rahmel (1), Dahmke (n.e.), Zarabec (1), Horak, Bilyk (4), Pekeler (5), Nilsson; Trainer: Jicha
MT Melsungen: Sjöstrand (31.-60., 6 ODB), Simic (1.-30., 5 odb); Maric, Kühn (2), Lemke (4), Reichmann (2), Ignatow, Kungel, Mikkelsen (1), Danner, Schneider, Allendorf (9/5), Sidorowicz, Häfner (5), Salger (2), Pavlovic; Trainer: Grimm
Hanover je savladao Nordhorn 30:29, a Ludvigshafen i Bergišer odigrali su 27:27.
Hannover-Burgdorf: Ilija Brozovic 7, Ivan Martinovic 5, Nejc Cehte 4, Timo Kastening 4, Alfred Jönsson 4, Fabian Böhm 2, Mait Patrail 2, Cristian Ugalde 2.
Nordhorn-Lingen: Pavel Mickal 9, Robert Weber 7, Georg Pöhle 4, Julian Possehl 3, Patrick Miedema 2, Dominik Kalafut 2, Lutz Heiny 1, Luca De Boer 1.
TABELA:
| 1. | Hannover-Burgdorf | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 326:289 | 19 | |
| 2. | Kiel | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 283:238 | 16 | |
| 3. | Flensburg-H. | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 264:239 | 15 | |
| 4. | MT Melsungen | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 301:302 | 15 | |
| 5. | Rhein-Neckar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 292:263 | 14 | |
| 6. | Leipzig | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 281:284 | 14 | |
| 7. | SC Magdeburg | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 349:307 | 14 | |
| 8. | Fuchse Berlin | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 282:255 | 12 | |
| 9. | Erlangen | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 286:293 | 10 | |
| 10. | Goppingen | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 256:256 | 9 | |
| 11. | HSG Wetzlar | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 291:295 | 9 | |
| 12. | Minden | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 261:268 | 9 | |
| 13. | Bergischer | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 294:306 | 9 | |
| 14. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 256:275 | 6 | |
| 15. | Stuttgart | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 229:261 | 4 | |
| 16. | Lemgo | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 273:302 | 4 | |
| 17. | Ludwigshafen | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 267:307 | 3 | |
| 18. | Nordhorn-Lingen | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 274:325 | 2 |
