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Our #hyloathletes have been very active once again this week. We take a look back at the last seven days’ events and competitions featuring our athletes, teams and clubs.
Exciting draw between SVE and KSC
On Friday (31 January 2025), SV Elversberg welcomed Karlsruher SC to the URSAPHARM Arena on Kaiserlinde for the twentieth day of play in the 2. Bundesliga. In front of 10,102 spectators, SVE led much of the floodlit game 2:0, but ultimately had to make do with a 2:2 draw.
Lukas Petkov put the home team in the lead shortly before half time and Carlo Sickinger increased the scoreline to 2:0 with a penalty. Despite numerous opportunities, Elversberg failed to clinch a decisive third goal, and KSC were able to equalise with two late goals by Marvin Wanitzek.
Nevertheless, coach Horst Steffen seemed satisfied with his team’s performance:
We played a good Karlsruhe team today and let almost nothing through, then were rather unlucky to concede goals.
This result keeps SV Elversberg in ninth place in the table with 29 points. More details of the match can be found in our news report.
On Saturday (8 February), SVE are playing away against SV Darmstadt 98. The team will be doing all they can to gain three points at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor and improve their position in the table.
Gripping game: Royals lose in extra time
On Saturday (1 February 2025), Saarlouis Royals faced SYNTAINICS MBC in Halle for an exciting 1. Damen Basketball-Bundesliga (DBBL) match. Saarlouis were only defeated in extra time. Despite the defeat, they remain safely in third place in the table, as GiroLive Panthers from Osnabrück (the next team down) also lost their match.
The game began with River Baldwin scoring some quick points for SYNTAINICS MBC. Magaly Meynadier gained the Royals’s first points with a three-pointer. The first quarter ended with a Saarlouis slightly in the lead (14:17). The Royals extended their lead in the second quarter, but Halle clung on and shortened things to 35:36 by half time.
After half time, the lead changed hands numerous times, with the third quarter ending 50:53 to Saarlouis. In the final quarter, both teams fought doggedly, and Taylah Simmons put Halle in the lead with a three-pointer. The Royals equalised just before the end, forcing extra time.
Things were very evenly matched in overtime, until River Baldwin gained a crucial lead for Halle with an and-one. The Royals tried in vain to score another basket and regain possession through fouls, but Halle secured the win.
The quarter scores:
| Q1 14:17 | Q2 21:19 | Q3 15:17 | Q4 22:19 | Final score 87:82 |
Now that this day of play is over, we are heading into the international break until 10 February 2025. Next up in the DBBL, Saarlouis Royals have an away game on 15 February 2025 at 7 p.m., which sees them facing Eigner Angels Nördlingen.
Successful German championships for BCB players
BC Bischmisheim were able to celebrate some impressive successes at the 2025 German badminton championships in Cloppenburg, held from 30 January to 2 February. Marvin Seidel and Daniel Hess secured the men’s doubles title with a confident 21:12, 21:18 defeat of defending champions Bjarne Geiss and Jan Colin Völker.
In the mixed doubles, Linda Efler and Marvin Seidel reached the final and won the silver medal. They were ultimately narrowly defeated 13:21, 21:17, 21:15 by Jan Colin Völker and Franziska Volkmann in an exciting match.
Congratulations to Marvin Seidel, Daniel Hess and Linda Efler of BC Bischmisheim on their outstanding performances!
Successful start to the HYLO® PDC Europe NEXT GEN in Hildesheim
On 1 and 2 February 2025, the second season of HYLO® PDC Europe NEXT GEN began. This popular series for talented young darts players from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein without tour cards was held at Halle 39 in Hildesheim. With HYLO® Sport as PDC Europe’s long-term partner, from this season onwards the series will be live streamed in full on our website.
This tournament series offers talented young players an opportunity to demonstrate their skills at the highest level and qualify for the HYLO® PDC Europe Super League, the winner of which gains a ticket to the World Darts Championship at the legendary Ally Pally. There are a total of 15 events across four cities, including the new locations of Kalkar (Germany) and Rust (Austria).
The first weekend’s winners were Kevin Troppmann, who prevailed in double in, double out format on Saturday, and Michael Klönhammer, who triumphed in FA Cup format on Sunday.
We are proud to be supporting this burgeoning young talent series as an official partner of PDC Europe and are looking forward to the upcoming events. Further details and the live stream can be found on our event page.
We are looking forward to upcoming appearances from our #hyloathletes and wish all of our HYLO® partners much luck and success.