Overview
- Belgium defeated Turkey 2:1 in Ismaning, creating a decisive Sunday tie in which Germany must beat Belgium to remain in the Billie Jean King Cup’s top tier.
- Germany slipped into peril after a 1:2 opening loss to Turkey, as No. 1 Eva Lys fell to Zeynep Sönmez and the doubles of Anna-Lena Friedsam and Jule Niemeier also lost, with injuries to Tatjana Maria and Laura Siegemund thinning the squad.
- Füchse Berlin downed THW Kiel 32:29, climbing to third behind a 10-goal haul from Tim Freihöfer and 17 saves by Dejan Milosavljev, while Elias Ellefsen á Skipagötu scored 12 for Kiel.
- SC Magdeburg beat SG Flensburg-Handewitt 35:31 away, handing Flensburg its first league defeat, taking over first place and remaining the Bundesliga’s only unbeaten side.
- In CONCACAF qualifying, Curaçao thrashed Bermuda 7:0 to lead Group B by a point before a winner-takes-all meeting with Jamaica, while Germany’s U17s exited the World Cup 0:1 to Burkina Faso.