The spotlight of the German hockey calendar hits the turf tomorroaw with the highest 4 males’s and ladies’s groups will compete on the Bonner THV grounds for nationwide championship titles.
Within the ladies’s competitors, the identical 4 groups as in 2025 – Mannheimer HC, Harvestehuder THC, Düsseldorfer HC, and Großflottbeker THGC – return, with equivalent semi-final matchups.
Final yr, HTHC defeated Düsseldorf within the last to assert their first title in 52 years and they’ll each be seeking to battle by means of to Sunday’s decider.
Saturday’s opening semi sees Mannheim, the regular-season champions, face HTHC. MHC wanted three powerful playoff matches to beat Rot-Weiss Köln, whereas HTHC superior in two video games in opposition to UHC Hamburg.
Mannheim additionally gained each regular-season conferences between the edges, suggesting an edge. Nevertheless, HTHC stays formidable, boasting a report 15 nationwide titles, in comparison with Mannheim’s most up-to-date championship in 2023. The reminiscence of HTHC’s upset run final yr provides unpredictability.
The second ladies’s semifinal options Düsseldorf in opposition to Großflottbek. GTHGC reached the Ultimate 4 after eliminating second-placed Membership an der Alster in two matches whereas Düsseldorf staged a comeback in opposition to Berliner HC after shedding the primary leg 0–3.
Düsseldorf did beat Großflottbek twice this season with out conceding however final yr’s semifinal confirmed how harmful GTHGC might be, as they almost upset Düsseldorf.
Enjoying in Bonn could favour Düsseldorf, who gained each earlier Ultimate 4 tournaments held on the venue (2022 and 2024). Though Großflottbek has a barely richer historic report, their dominance dates again many years.
If the favourites advance, Mannheim and Düsseldorf may meet once more in Sunday’s last, a fixture Düsseldorf has gained twice in recent times.
Within the males’s event, the 83rd German Championship can even be determined, with two Hamburg groups and two from western Germany competing. The semi-final construction ensures a Hamburg vs. West last.Hamburger Polo Membership faces Harvestehuder THC within the first semi. Polo eradicated defending champions Krefeld in a detailed sequence whereas HTHC superior with two wins over TSV Mannheim.
Polo completed prime of the league, however head-to-head outcomes between the groups are even. Polo might be cautious after final yr’s semi-final loss regardless of main the standings whereas HTHC goals so as to add to its 4 titles, though their final win got here in 2014.
The second males’s semifinal pits Rot-Weiss Köln in opposition to HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim, two of Germany’s most profitable golf equipment.
Each eradicated Hamburg opposition within the quarter-finals. Köln has sturdy momentum, profitable their final 11 matches and beating Mülheim convincingly twice this season.
Mülheim, nevertheless, demonstrated resilience by overturning a dramatic playoff deficit to succeed in the Ultimate 4.
With sturdy contenders throughout each competitions, the stage is about for an thrilling weekend in Bonn. The important thing query stays: which groups will emerge victorious and declare the coveted championship trophies?
These wishing to tune in, Dyn will present all of the video games reside whereas th males’s semi-final and the ladies’s last might be broadcast freed from cost by Sportbild and Bild.
Full The place to Watch data is right here: https://www.hockeybundesliga.de/articles/zwei-free-spiele-beim-final4
Saturday, Could 30, 2026 — Semi-finals11:45 am: Mannheimer HC – Harvestehuder THC (Ladies’s 1st Semi-Ultimate)2:00 pm: Großflottbeker THGC – Düsseldorfer HC (Ladies’s 2nd Semi-Ultimate)4:15 pm: Hamburg Polo Membership – Harvestehuder THC (1st HF Males)6:30 pm: Rot-Weiss Köln – Uhlenhorst Mülheim (Males’s 2nd Semi-final)
Sunday, Could 31, 2026 — Finals11:30 am: Ladies’s Final2:30 pm: Males’s Ultimate
