Nordtal won 9–6 in Bergwiesen, and at 8–4 up with four rubbers to play it should have been a quick evening.

Riedel lost 0–3 to Engel, Albers lost to Bauer, and at 8–6 Wendt went to the table against Lorenz knowing that a defeat meant the final doubles, with Brandt already looking for his shoes.

Wendt lost the first set 3–11, won the next two, lost the fourth and saved a match point at 10–11 in the fifth before he won it 13–11. He then sat on the bench for five minutes without saying anything, which for Wendt is a speech.

The rest was solid. Brandt won both singles, the first in five against Reuter. Novak beat Engel 3–0 and Stahl in four, his best evening of the season. Yilmaz lost to Jansen and Reuter, the second in five. Albers and Wendt won their doubles again, five from five now, and the minibus was back at the Mühlenweg hall at a quarter to midnight.

Rubbers

# Bergwiesen Nordtal Sets Result
1 Jansen/Reuter Brandt/Yilmaz 4–11 5–11 10–12 0–3
2 Stahl/Engel Novak/Riedel 12–10 3–11 11–5 11–5 3–1
3 Bauer/Lorenz Albers/Wendt 9–11 11–4 5–11 7–11 1–3
4 Reuter Brandt 13–11 8–11 5–11 11–6 3–11 2–3
5 Jansen Yilmaz 14–12 11–8 11–6 3–0
6 Engel Novak 4–11 4–11 5–11 0–3
7 Stahl Riedel 10–12 11–4 6–11 7–11 1–3
8 Lorenz Albers 11–4 4–11 9–11 5–11 1–3
9 Bauer Wendt 11–7 12–14 14–12 11–5 3–1
10 Jansen Brandt 3–11 13–11 7–11 9–11 1–3
11 Reuter Yilmaz 3–11 8–11 11–8 11–4 11–8 3–2
12 Stahl Novak 11–3 11–13 4–11 5–11 1–3
13 Engel Riedel 11–3 11–5 11–4 3–0
14 Bauer Albers 14–12 11–5 9–11 11–8 3–1
15 Lorenz Wendt 11–3 9–11 4–11 11–8 11–13 2–3