German Men's Water Polo Bundesliga season begins with home victories

The new season of the German Men's Water Polo Bundesliga has commenced with a strong showing from home teams. Defending champions Waspo 98 Hannover secured a 22:5 victory against SG Neukölln Berlin, while Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 achieved a dominant 26:5 win over SV Cannstatt.

In addition to the home victories by Hannover, Spandau, and ASC Duisburg, OSC Potsdam recorded the only away win of the opening matchday, defeating SV Krefeld 72 with a score of 17:9.

Looking ahead to the DSV-Pokal, the newly promoted SV Krefeld 72 is scheduled to face second-division side SpVg Laatzen 1894 in the second round on October 24/25. In international competition, the women's team of Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 participated in a Champions League qualification tournament but did not advance to the group stage.