The 2018–19

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was the 43rd edition of the tournament.

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won the cup for the eleventh time.

Format

The first round was split in a north and a south part and played in mini tournaments where only the winner advanced to the round of 16. From there on a knockout system was used to determine the winner. The final four was played on one weekend in

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Round 1

The draw was held on 19 June 2018. The matches were played on 18 and 19 August 2018 with a semifinal and final. The winner of each tournament advanced to the round of 16. , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , North , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Göttingen , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Spenge , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Wilhelmshaven , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Altenholz , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Halver , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Emsdetten , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Neustadt , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Hildesheim , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , South , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Fürstenfeldbruck , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Kornwestheim , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Weilheim/Teck , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Melsungen , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Hanau , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Lößnitz , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Heilbronn , - , colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" , Pfullingen

Round of 16

The draw was held on 22 August 2018. The match from Berlin was moved forward to 16 September due to their involvement in the

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, the other matches will be played on 16 and 17 October 2018. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 18 October 2018. The matches will be played on 27 November and 18 and 19 December 2018. ---- ---- ----

Final four

The draw was held on 8 January 2019. The matches were played on 6 and 7 April 2019.

Bracket

Semifinals

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Final

References

External links

Official website
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