HBW Balingen are in the serious situation linked with their status at DKB Bundesliga. Team who was stabile member of the German handball elite, lost the match in Gummersbach 25:24 and six matches until the end of the season, staying “under the line” with four points less than the biggest rival in relegation battle – Bergischer…
STANDINGS:
| 1. | THW Kiel | 49:7 | +164 |
| 2. | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 47:9 | +181 |
| 3. | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 46:10 | +154 |
| 4. | HSV Handball | 44:10 | +89 |
| 5. | Füchse Berlin | 38:18 | +72 |
| 6. | MT Melsungen | 34:22 | +31 |
| 7. | SC Magdeburg | 31:25 | +31 |
| 8. | TuS N-Lübbecke | 27:29 | -34 |
| 9. | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 26:30 | -47 |
| 10. | TBV Lemgo | 25:31 | -30 |
| 11. | HSG Wetzlar | 23:31 | -23 |
| 12. | FRISCH AUF! Göppingen | 21:35 | -15 |
| 13. | TSV GWD Minden | 20:34 | -49 |
| 14. | VfL Gummersbach | 20:34 | -63 |
| 15. | Bergischer HC | 17:39 | -76 |
| 16. | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 14:42 | -72 |
| 17. | ThSV Eisenach | 11:45 | -136 |
| 18. | TV Emsdetten | 7:49 | -177 |
