In the first semifinal, Dresden defeated Schweriner in the tie-break thanks to the good play of the Finnish opposite Piia Korhonen and Barbara Roxana Wezorke.
Dresden – Schweriner 3-2 (17-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 15-10)
Dresdner: Apitz 1, Schwabe 8, Planinsec 3, Korhonen 26, Hodanova 2, Mrdak 12, Schoot (libero), Wezorke 17, Petter (libero), Strumilo 8, M. Jasper 2, Bugg. N.E: Maase, Weitzel. Coach: Waibl.
Schweriner: Hanke 5, Oluic 19, Barfield 10, Lippmann 20, G. Szakmary 18, Scholzel 7, Carocci (libero); Bettendorf 1, Alanko. N.E: Krause (libero), Skinner, Dumancic, Lohmann. Coach: Koslowski.
In the second semifinal match, Wiesbaden outplayed Stuttgart after four sets. The best scorers of the match were Karolina Bednarova and Kimberly Drewniok with 18 points each.
Stuttgart – Wiesbaden 1-3 (25-21, 19-25, 24-26, 19-25)
Stuttgart: Stoltenborg 5, Sandor 10, Potts 1, Van Daelen 17, Mlejnkova 15, McCage 11, Pusic (libero), Perovic, Cesar, Schaefer, Daalderop 7, Kastner 1, P. Tapp 3. N.E: Bodlee (libero). Coach: Athanasopoulos.
Wiesbaden: Kemmsies 2, K. Bednarova 18, Osterloh 3, Drewniok 18, Grosser 11, Kosova 13, Stock (libero), D. Grozer, Fuchs. N. E: Hetmann, Keddy. Coach: Gross.
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