
The Bundesliga season 2017/18 ended in a tie. After fifteen matches, defending champion OSG Baden-Baden and SG Solingen were at the top, each with 27 match points. Both teams lost once, Baden-Baden against Solingen and Solingen against the third-placed Hockenheim, and both also gave away a single draw.
1. | OSG Baden Baden | 15 | 27 | 86½ |
2. | SG Solingen | 15 | 27 | 84½ |
3. | SV Hockenheim | 15 | 22 | 76 |
4. | SV Werder Bremen | 15 | 22 | 74½ |
5. | SF Deizisau | 15 | 18 | 67½ |
6. | USV Dresden | 15 | 18 | 62 |
7. | DJK Aachen | 15 | 16 | 62½ |
8. | SK Schwäbisch Hall | 15 | 16 | 61½ |
9. | Schachfreunde Berlin | 15 | 15 | 57½ |
10. | Hamburger SK | 15 | 12 | 63 |
11. | SV Mülheim Nord | 15 | 11 | 52½ |
12. | SV Hofheim | 15 | 11 | 48 |
13. | MSA Zugzwang | 15 | 8 | 44 |
14. | Speyer-Schwegenheim | 15 | 8 | 42½ |
15. | FC Bayern München | 15 | 6 | 45½ |
16. | SK Norderstedt | 15 | 3 | 32 |
Now, according to the regulations, a tie-break has to be decided. Baden-Baden earned the right to host due to their higher number of board points. Consequently, the match takes place in the Kulturhaus L8 in Baden-Baden.