It’s moving day in Corrientes. And it’s another long day. Pool play ends for both sides today, sending 16 teams home. The women will play both the first and second rounds of the knockout stage today, while it’s just the first round for the men. Some teams will play 3 times today, others only once, and of those teams playing once, some will still be in the tournament and some not. A wild day of varying fortunes awaits us. Let’s get down to it.
Liliana/Baquerizo vs. Flaviani/Klug
If you guessed that this was the second slate of matches on the day, congratulations, you’ve realised how predictable I’m becoming. I like easing in to the day. The first match wasn’t a particularly interesting one — Brazil’s Salgado sisters vs. Gallay/Zonta of Argentina — though it did have an interesting ending as the up referee overruled a flagger to call the last serve of the match an ace, the Brazilians winning in three.
As for this match, the home fans (a respectable contingent) were certainly behind their compatriots, but they didn’t have much cause to cheer. After winning the first rally, the Argentinian side fell behind pretty quickly and pretty badly, trailing 5-2 at the side change and 8-3 before they decided to call time. Flaviani and Klug (I keep wanting to type Krug, for some reason) were just about the only players I can recall who didn’t wear under-tights during their match. Locals. Must be used to the weather. The Spaniards pressed their advantage further to lead 14-7 at the halfway point. A few sideouts later, it was 18-11, and from there the Spaniards served out the set, 21-11 the final.
And the apparent mismatch continued in set 2, as the Spaniards took the first three pretty quickly. Then the 3-0 rally lasted about as long as the first three did all together, showing some good fighting spirit on the Argentinian side, though it ended with them shanking one into the net. Liliana/Baquerizo led 6-1 at the side change and the Argentinians opted to call time before the second change, staring down a pretty staggering 11-2 deficit at the time. The Spaniards got the next point to go up 12-2, at the….no, actually, they didn’t switch sides there. Not sure why, but it really wouldn’t make a difference anyway. Even with the Argentinians taking one point on serve with a really nice block, the Spanish lead only continued to grow, as they went ahead 16-5 at the technical timeout. There was no need of another side change, as the Spanish team completely took control, taking a 21-7 second set final.
The Argentina team’s big weakness was their failure to simply get the ball over the net. On multiple occasions, way too many occasions, they shanked a hitting attempt straight into the net. And their ultimately-rare serving opportunities also ended in disaster as often as not. I understand giving the home fans a team to root for, but they did not play like they belonged at this level.
Doppler/Horst vs. Mehamed/Azaad
The show continued for the home fans, with a third straight Argentina team on centre court. It’s a small wonder that in this same slot, another Argentina team (Zorilla/Del Coto) played on court 2. They probably could have finagled the schedule to have them in front of the largest crowd.
This match was very close, very back-and-forth to start. There were ties at the first 8 numerical scores. The Austrians then edged ahead a little, leading 11-9 and maintaining that through some sideouts to 13-11. But the local boys back it back even at 13-all. The Austrians again took a two-point lead at 16-14, but Mehamed and Azaad refused to let the ball hit the sand on their side after that, coming up with some pretty awesome defence in a four-point run to take their first real lead of the match at 18-16. Even when the Austrians got their sideout, the ball didn’t hit the sand — it landed in the stands! But curiously, that caused the switch to be flipped in the other direction, as the Argentinians didn’t side out again, 21-18 the first set final in favour of Doppler and Horst.
The Austrian roll continued into set 2, with the Argentinians burning their timeout at 5-1. It did little good, as they came no closer. They hung with Doppler and Horst for a little while and had one little 3-point mini-run, but they never threatened to close the gap. The final in the 2nd was 21-13 as Doppler and Horst won rather easily.
Lili/Seixas vs. Gallay/Zonta
I missed a slate or two of men’s matches with a combination of sleepiness (seriously you guys, I really messed up two nights ago when I didn’t sleep), uninteresting matches, and choppy streams. But hey — I got what I paid for, and so do you 😛
This was the first knockout match of the tournament, pitting the third or fourth Brazilian team on the pecking order against the only Argentinian team that’s looked like they belong on this stage (and indeed, the only one to make it this far). After lots of ties early, the story of the first set in this match was one of trading runs. Gallay and Zonta went out ahead 13-10, only to have Lili and Seixas pull even at 13’s, and then the same thing happened at 16-13. So even when it’s not just sideout after sideout (and sideouts are far more common in beach than indoor volleyball), the matches can often still be incredibly tight and even. Speaks to excellent serving (and/or so-so reception…there weren’t a lot of aces, but maybe there were some ‘out of system’ rallies) on both sides. The Brazil team reached set point on serve at 20-19, after a stretch of sideouts, and to my mild surprise they converted to take the first set 21-19.
Lili and Seixas took the first three points to start set 2 and held that advantage to the midway timeout, at 12-9. The Argentinians sided out on the first rally back and then added a service ace to break the string of sideouts and pull within a point. Just as quickly, the Brazil side got the point back by extending to three again at 14-11, and then to four at 16-12 after an ace of their own. The crowd got kinda quiet at that point, surely sensing that the part was just about over for their gals. The Brazilian run got to 19-12 before Gallay and Zonta sided out again, and that same margin was there in the end, 21-14.
Bianchi/Suarez vs. Erdmann/Matysik
A couple slates of women’s knockout matches meant it was time for the fellas again. No outer court cameras were streaming, so that meant a big ol’ dose of Team Argentina.
It was a hot start for the local boys, getting the first two on serve, but the Germans quickly quieted the home fans again with a 6-1 run prompting a timeout. The run included a pretty gruesome service reception mistake as a ball landed in for an ace not even arm’s length from both players, and probably 5 feet in bounds. It’s unclear how they could have judged it to be out. The Argentina team made it back to within 2 a couple of times, but that didn’t really get the crowd back into it. A slightly-more-forgivable reception error (the ball rebounded off the bump-pass attempt and flew wide) made it 10-5, and another reception error leading to an overpass (weird play — the overpass was not itself the error) put the Germans up seven at 13-6. It was 15-6 at the halfway point, and that elicited some cheers — for the dancing girls coming out while the teams went to the bench area. The Argentinians only came as close as 6 as the set wore on, and the rout ended at 21-14. 21-14 isn’t close, but it seems closer than that first set really was, by the eyeball test.
There was no hot start for Bianchi and Suarez in set 2, as they expended their timeout after just three rallies, having lost them all. After a short stretch of consecutive sideouts, the Germans extended their lead at the second side change, to 10-4. And from there, the rout really was on again, belying what would seem to be a pretty big gulf in talent. It was 14-7 midway through, as the Argentinians did themselves one point better than set number one, but it went way downhill for them from there, to a 21-11 final. The difference between the two teams was pretty simple — defence and service reception. One side had it, the other didn’t. Erdmann/Matysik advance to face Nicolai/Lupo tomorrow.
Brouwer/Meeuwsen vs. Mehamed/Azaad
This struck me as another rather pronounced mismatch, but the local boys kept it dead even through two side changes. A couple of times, teams scored on serve while the set was tied, but no one pulled away by even 2 points until the fourth side change, when an ace for the Argentinian side made it 15-13. The two sides continued siding out like mad, and the Dutch team called time down 18-16. It looked like that one ace might be the difference in the set, but the Dutch team deftly drew even at 18’s to prompt the Argentinians to expend their timeout. When the set reached 20-all, I figured it might end up being really long, but Brouwer and Meeuwsen converted their set point at 21-20 on a gift, a rare hitting shank from the Argentinian side.
After another mostly even start in set 2 (that curiously included a timeout at 3-2….not something you often see), the Dutch team made the first real ‘run’ of the match to break open the 4-4 deadlock and lead 11-6. They extended to six at 16-10, as the Argentinians played even for a little while but didn’t cut into the deficit. The Dutch team reached set point at 20-12, as they poured it on a little late. Only a service error gave the Argentina side their one sideout, and 21-13 was the final.
Bawden/Clancy vs. Maria Clara/Carolina
I didn’t want to write this one up, but it wound up being one of the better matches of the tournament.
The Australians surprised me a bit by taking the early lead in set 1, going up by as many as 6 before eventually taking a 21-17 final. Set 2 was when the craziness started. The Salgado sisters led most of the way, including 13-8 at the halfway timeout, before the Aussies went on a really strong run (not really even big a run, actually, just a stretch of taking two of three, three of four, etc.) to bridge the gap. They got back to within 17-14, and then staved off two set points when trailing 20-18. The set went deep into extras, and the Aussies took one on serve while it was tied to give themselves a couple of opportunities at match point, but the Brazilians staved all of them off. As should be obvious when teams go deep into extras, both sides did all the ‘little’ things pretty much pitch-perfectly — service reception and setting were both spot-on, such that any blocking attempts were pretty fruitless. The Brazilians eventually got the advantage back by sneaking in a service ace on 29-all, then winning the set on the next rally, at 31-29. Wish I could tell you how that point was won, but that’s when my feed decided to momentarily cut out 😦
In set 3, it looked at first like the sisters were really buoyed off winning the second, leading big at the second side change (7-3). But the Australians were not to be deterred, rattling off three straight of their own to make it a 1-point set. Withstanding the first attempt by the Brazilians to pull away, they were within a single point as late again as 12-11, but from there the sisters served out the match. It was inspired volleyball on both sides of the net, and I give Bawden/Clancy all the credit in the world for pushing the Shanghai bronze medallists to such a great, competitive match.
Maria/Agatha vs. Zumkehr/Heidrich
This matchup shows the wheat had separated from the chaff by this stage of the tournament, as either one of these teams would be fitting semifinalists (really, all of the last few knockout matches today were like that). After it was all sideouts through to the first side change, the Swiss team grabbed the first ‘real’ lead at 5-3, only to see the Brazilians knot the set again at 6’s. It was 7-7 at the second side change, and then the Swiss team burned their timeout down 10-7. It seemed to do them good, as they took three of the next four in advance of the technical timeout to close to within 11-10. The Brazil team went back up two at 14-12, but the Swiss followed with another mini-run to take the lead back at 16-15. It was indeed a very tight first set. The Brazilians expended their timeout trailing 18-16, but it was all sideout after sideout to the finish at 21-19. Matching service errors ended the set.
After splitting the first eight points in set 2 evenly, the Swiss took the next three, a service ace capping off the run. Odd to think that was the equal-biggest lead of the match, but it indeed was. The Brazilians clawed right back, in a great series of long rallies (if this write-up seems sparse, that’s why….I was really into it and not taking so much notes!), to prompt the Swiss team to call time down 10-8. Their run on serve extended to the halfway timeout, at 13-8, and beyond. Only a service error got the Swiss their lone sideout as the run extended to 19-9. What was neck-and-neck for a set and change became a laugher, and the Brazil team forced a decider with a 21-10 win the 2nd.
And it seemed like what was once a pretty spectacular match just got away from the Swiss team in set 3. The Brazilians took a pretty immediate 3-point lead, and never gave it up (oh god, flashbacks). The Swiss closed to within a point at 8-7, but the switch flipped on again for Maria and Agatha there as they ran the margin back to five at 12-7 before Zumkehr and Heidrich sided out. 12-8 was then probably the longest rally of the match, and when it went to the Brazilians they jumped and shouted for joy, while at the same time the Swiss girls buried their heads in the sand like ostriches (probably just a little too blown up to pop up in a moment). Maria served for the match on 14-9 and elicited an easy-to-handle return ball. She put the kill away herself to send her team to the quarterfinals tomorrow.
Talita/Taiana vs. Liliana/Baquerizo
Fashion alert once more. Today was a warmer day in Corrientes than the first couple, evidenced by this really terrific photo from the FIVB twitter account. But this match began at just before 8pm local time — the sun had long since gone down, so both teams wore under-tights, top and bottom. One of the Spaniards appeared to have a tear in hers, on the left leg. That or a flame design, the camera wasn’t entirely clear (nor close up). This matchup pitted two teams who both won hardware in China, the Spaniards silver in Fuzhou and the Brazilians gold in Shanghai.
The Brazil team led for the majority of set 1, but after trailing by 3 as late as 16-13, the Spaniards rallied back nicely with a 5-point run to prompt Brazil’s timeout at 18-16. It had little if any effect, as the Spanish team served for the set at 20-18, and converted when the Brazilians were whistled for a net fault. It was the capper to a surprising turnaround, as it really looked like Talita and Taiana had the set well in hand 80% of the way through it. There just seemed to be no cracks in their game — until there suddenly were.
Set 2 flipped the script entirely — and almost exactly. It was Liliana and Baquerizo who took the early lead and nursed it for a while, only to have Talita and Taiana make the late run to take their first lead of the set at 18-16. The Brazilians served for the set at 20-19, but there came the major divergence from the story of set 1 — the Spaniards sided out, and we went off to extras.
Lots of extras.
It didn’t go quite as long as the Brazil/Australia match earlier in the day, but it did take the Brazil team eight tries at set point to finally convert. The 29-27 final forced a decider set, to push April Ross and Jen Kessy’s second match of the day, already 45 minutes behind schedule (that is, before this match was even over) back even further. Seriously, whose genius idea was it to have the women’s schedule play out like this (all consecutively rather than at least somewhat simultaneously)?
It was dead-even through the first three groupings of five in the decider. The Spain team went out ahead 11-9 after four side changes for the first two-point lead. That stretch also exhausted Brazil’s timeout. As the match neared its conclusion, even simple sideouts got roars of delight from the women on the court. Spain reached match point at 14-11. Brazil got the sideout and then a service ace to bring them back within a point, but Liliana and Baquerizo advanced to the quarterfinals by converting on the final set point attempt before extras.
Kessy/Ross vs. Kolocova/Slukova
We end a needlessly long day at the beach (seriously, what the hell was with the schedule today) with the top team from last summer’s Olympics still going. I offer the following without any comment beyond “listen to the last thing Jen says”
This match began over an hour behind schedule, and was always going to be the last of the day. I sure hope the event organisers let the winners sleep in a little tomorrow.
One of the (other) things Jen mentioned in the above interview was getting to play only two matches of the day rather than three had they lost their last pool play match, but with such a long layoff, I’m not sure the Czechs necessarily came into this match any more fatigued than the Americans. They took the first three points of the match, but quickly had that advantage erode. The Czechs responded with six of eight, last a service ace, to pull ahead. Even on the far side of the court, Jen was still the most audibly vocal player on the court (it’s perhaps unsurprising that she did most of the talking in that interview). The Czechs pushed ahead 8-6 at the second side change after Jen appeared to voluntarily abandon a ball, but it was ruled in. On April’s strong serve, the Americans reclaimed the lead at 9-8, and prompted the Czechs to call time at 10-8. An ace coming back from the timeout made it 11-8, and the next serve was just barely long to finally side the Czechs out. With an ace of their own to follow, the score was 11-10 at the halfway point.
The Czechs tied the set at 15’s after a solid strong of sideouts. On 15-all, a serve from the Czech side was ruled out by the flagger, and certainly appeared to be out from my e-vantage point, but the up ref overruled and it stood as an ace for the Czechs. They followed with a far more obvious ace on their next serve to go up 17-15. I thought Jen and April might call time there, but they didn’t. The Czechs made it to 19-16 at the fifth side change, reaching set point at 20-17. Jen hit straight into the block to end it, 21-17 for the Czech team in the 1st.
Kolocova and Slukova managed an early lead in the 2nd, sustaining it through two side changes, though the Americans brought the set back even before the mid-point. It remained close, with the Czech team ahead 11-10 on service, when the halfway timeout did come. The Czechs went back ahead three at 15-12, and it started to look like it’d be another (relatively) early exit for the vaunted Americans. They took back two to make it within a point again at 15-14, and a wide hit from the Czech side a couple of sideouts later made it even again at 16-all. From 18-all, April’s serve got the Americans to set point. The Czechs called time there. April’s first serve after the timeout looked like it hit the line, but the flagger called it out. No matter — they got the kill on reception on the next rally to give us one more race to 15.
(Sidebar — is it weird that I call them by their first names? It just feels natural)
The Czechs claimed the first four points of the decider. The Americans got two in response and had a shot for a third, but Jen whiffed pretty badly on a set attempt and had the ball fly out of bounds off her hand. She got the point back with a kill on the next rally. At that point my feed went a little cuckoo bananas, jumping all over the map until I refreshed the page for the fourth or fifth time. I came back to see the teams on timeout and the Americans up 6-5 — a good run, especially considering it was on Jen’s serve, not April’s. The Czechs reclaimed the lead at the third side change, at 8-7, but the Americans got it right back with a couple of nice blocks from Jen. The seesaw battle continued as the Czechs got the lead back in turn, prompting a USA timeout at 12-10 after they let a ball go that landed in for an ace. It was one of the few times I can ever recall actually seeing the hand signal for a timeout being made.
They fought hard for the first point back from the timeout, needing some pretty remarkable defence to keep the ball up and alive, some great instincts on the next return shot, and a little bit of luck as the Czech spike hit the net. When the next two attacks likewise were errors for the Czech side, they took their timeout. It was no use — Jen (yes, Jen, slightly surprisingly) served the Americans to match point at 14-12, and they got the sideout to win in a resilient performance where it looked like their goose was cooked at least 3 or 4 different times.
Full Day Two Results
Men’s Pool Play
Pool A
#16 Doppler/Horst (AUT) d. #1 Mehamed/Azaad (ARG) (21-18, 21-13)
#32 Kufa/Hadrava (CZE) d. #17 Brink/Fuchs (GER) The official results list it as (21-0, 21-0). I’m guessing it was a forfeit of some sort….but they usually just say that.
Final Pool A standings
1. Kufa/Hadrava (3-0)
2. Doppler/Horst (2-1)
3. Mehamed/Azaad (1-2)
4. Brink/Fuchs (0-3)
Forfeit or otherwise, who had that result? Not I, as you’ll recall.
Pool B
#2 Alison/Emanuel (BRA) d. #15 Lucena/Keenan (USA) (21-15, 21-15)
#18 Koreng/Walkenhorst (GER) d. #31 Zorrilla/Del Coto (ARG) (21-19, 21-12)
Final Pool B standings
1. Alison/Emanuel (3-0)
2. Koreng/Walkenhorst (2-1)
3. Lucena/Keenan (1-2)
4. Zorrilla/Del Coto (0-3)
Pool C
#3 Nicolai/Lupo (ITA) d. #14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen (NED) (21-16, 21-17)
#19 Semenov/Koshkarev (RUS) d. #30 Kantor/Losiak (POL) (21-17, 21-15)
Final Pool C standings
1. Nicolai/Lupo (2-1)
2. Brouwer/Meeuwsen (2-1)
3. Semenov/Koshkarev (1-2)
4. Kantor/Losiak (1-2)
Pool D
#4 Pedro/Bruno (BRA) d. #13 Dollinger/Windscheif (GER) (21-19, 21-16)
#20 Huber/Seidl (AUT) d. #29 Gunnarsson/Brinkborg (SWE) (16-21, 21-16, 15-12)
Final Pool D standings
1. Pedro/Bruno (2-1)
2. Dollinger/Windscheif (2-1)
3. Huber/Seidl (1-2)
4. Gunnarsson/Brinkborg (1-2)
Pool E
#5 Erdmann/Matysik (GER) d. #12 Ricardo/Álvaro Filho (BRA) (21-16, 22-20)
#28 Vitor Felipe/Evandro (BRA) d. #21 Plavins/Peda (LAT) (21-11, 19-21, 29-27) Whoa.
Final Pool E standings
1. Vitor Felipe/Evandro (3-0)
2. Erdmann/Matysik (2-1)
3. Ricardo/Álvaro Filho (1-2)
4. Plavins/Peda (0-3)
Pool F
#6 Fijalek/Prudel (POL) d. #11 Spijkers/Varenhorst (NED) (27-25, 21-17)
#22 Sorokins/T Smedins (LAT) d. #27 Kuleshov/Yakovlev (KAZ) (21-19, 25-27, 15-9)
Final Pool F standings
1. Fijalek/Prudel (3-0)
2. Spijkers/Varenhorst (2-1)
3. Sorokins/T Smedins (1-2)
4. Kuleshov/Yakovlev (0-3)
Pool G
#26 Ingrosso/Ingrosso (ITA) d. #10 Rogers/Doherty (USA) (21-14, 21-19)
#7 Gibb/Patterson (USA) d. #23 Chevallier/Prawdzic (SUI) (21-9, 21-11)
Final Pool G standings
1. Ingrosso/Ingrosso (2-1) Good week for this brother team after losing in the qualifier at one Chinese tournament and being swept out of pool play in the other
2. Gibb/Patterson (2-1)
3. Rogers/Doherty (1-2)
4. Chevallier/Prawdzic (1-2)
Pool H
#9 J Smedins/Samoilovs (LAT) d. #8 Bianchi/Suarez (ARG) (21-16, 21-16)
#25 Gabathuler/Weingart (SUI) d. #24 Horrem/Eithun (NOR) (17-21, 21-16, 15-12)
Final Pool H standings
1. J Smedins/Samoilovs (3-0)
2. Gabathuler/Weingart (2-1)
3. Bianchi/Suarez (1-2)
4. Horrem/Eithun (0-3)
Knockout Round 1
Dollinger/Windscheif d. Sorokins/T Smedins (21-15, 21-16)
Doppler/Horst d. Rogers/Doherty (21-19, 18-21, 24-22)
Spijkers/Varenhorst d. Huber/Seidl (21-16, 21-18)
Gabathuler/Weingart d. Lucena/Keenan (21-13, 21-12) Ouch.
Erdmann/Matysik d. Bianchi/Suarez (21-14, 21-11)
Brouwer/Meeuwsen d. Mehamed/Azaad (22-20, 21-13)
Ricardo/Álvaro Filho d. Koreng/Walkenhorst (23-21, 16-21, 17-15)
Gibb/Patterson d. Semenov/Koshkarev (13-21, 21-16, 15-13)
Tomorrow’s schedule
Knockout Round 2
(winners of matches bunched together will face each other in the quarterfinals)
Kufa/Hadrava vs. Dollinger/Windscheif
Doppler/Horst vs. J Smedins/Samoilovs
Vitor Felipe/Evandro vs. Spijkers/Varenhorst
Gabathuler/Weingart vs. Pedro/Bruno
Nicolai/Lupo vs. Erdmann/Matysik
Brouwer/Meeuwsen vs. Fijalek/Prudel
Ingrosso/Ingross vs. Ricardo/Álvaro Filho
Gibb/Patterson vs. Alison/Emanuel
Women’s Results
End of pool play
Pool A
#16 Maria Clara/Carolina (BRA) d. #1 Gallay/Zonta (ARG) (18-21, 21-13, 15-10)
#32 Prokopeva/Chaika (RUS) d. #17 Schwaiger/Schwaiger (AUT) (21-19, 16-21, 15-8)
Final Pool A standings
1. Maria Clara/Carolina (2-1)
2. Prokopeva/Chaika (2-1)
3. Gallay/Zonta (1-2)
4. Schwaiger/Schwaiger (1-2) Big disappointment after Shanghai silver
Pool B
#2 Kessy/Ross (USA) d. #15 Bawden/Clancy (AUS) (18-21, 21-9, 15-8)
#18 Mashkova/Tsimbalova (KAZ) d. #31 Graiño/Di Cesare (ARG) (21-5, 21-11)
Final Pool B standings
1. Kessy/Ross (3-0)
2. Mashkova/Tsimbalova (2-1)
3. Bawden/Clancy (1-2)
4. Graiño/Di Cesare (0-3)
Pool C
#3 Holtwick/Semmler (GER) d. #14 Cicolari/Orsi Toth (ITA) (21-17, 21-15)
#30 Pavan/Bansley (CAN) d. #19 Dubovcova/Nestarcova (SVK) (12-21, 21-17, 15-12)
Final Pool C standings
1. Holtwick/Semmler (3-0)
2. Pavan/Bansley (2-1)
3. Dubovcova/Nestarcova (1-2)
4. Cicolari/Orsi Toth (0-3)
Pool D
#4 Ukolova/Khomyakova (RUS) d. #13 Borger/Büthe (GER) (21-0, 21-0). Not sure how I feel about this, because this looks like it was a voluntary forfeit. The Germans had already sewn up the pool, so they had no competitive need to play this match, but it still feels kinda sleazy.
#20 Fendrick/Hochevar (USA) d. #29 Dampney/Boulton (GBR) (22-20, 21-15)
Final Pool D standings
1. Borger/Büthe (2-1)
2. Fendrick/Hochevar (2-1)
3. Dampney/Boulton (1-2)
4. Ukolova/Khomyakova (1-2)
Pool E
#5 Meppelink/Van Gestel (NED) d. #12 Heidrich/Zumkehr (SUI) (21-11, 21-16)
#28 Hansel/Schützenhöfer (AUT) d. #21 Bonnerova/Hermannova (CZE) (21-15, 21-19)
Final Pool E standings
1. Meppelink/Van Gestel (3-0)
2. Zumkehr/Heidrich (2-1)
3. Hansel/Schützenhöfer (1-2)
4. Bonnerova/Hermannova (0-3)
Pool F
#6 Maria/Agatha (BRA) d. #22 Aratcho/Ngaumo (AUS) (21-11, 21-13)
#11 Lili/Seixas (BRA) d. #27 Day/Ross (USA) (21-12, 21-18)
Final Pool F standings
1. Maria/Agatha (3-0)
2. Lili/Seixas (2-1)
3. Day/Ross (1-2)
4. Aratcho/Ngaumo (0-3)
Pool G
#10 Talita/Taiana (BRA) d. #7 Kolocova/Slukova (CZE) (21-15, 23-21)
#23 Köhler/Schumacher (GER) d. #26 Van der Vlist/Wesselink (NED) (21-16, 21-19)
Final Pool G standings
1. Talita/Taiana (3-0)
2. Kolocova/Slukova (2-1)
3. Köhler/Schumacher (1-2)
4. Van der Vlist/Wesselink (0-3)
Pool H
#9 Liliana/Baquerizo (ESP) d. #8 Flaviani/Klug (ARG) (21-11, 21-7) Host nation exemptions. Get ya every time. Except when they don’t.
#25 Bieneck/Großner (GER) d. #24 Gioria/Giombini (ITA) (22-20, 21-14)
Final Pool H standings
1. Bieneck/Großner (3-0)
2. Liliana/Baquerizo (2-1)
3. Gioria/Giombini (1-2)
4. Flaviani/Klug (0-3)
Knockout Round 1
Bawden/Clancy d. Fendrick/Hochevar (24-26, 21-19, 15-8)
Prokopeva/Chaika d. Day/Ross (21-18, 21-19)
Lili/Seixas d. Gallay/Zonta (21-19, 21-14)
Pavan/Bansley d. Gioria/Giombini (21-12, 21-19)
Hansel/Schützenhöfer d. Mashkova/Tsimbalova (21-18, 21-13)
Zumkehr/Heidrich d. Köhler/Schumacher (21-18, 21-15)
Liliana/Baquerizo d. Dampney/Boulton (17-21, 21-16, 15-13)
Kolocova/Slukova d. Dubovcova/Nestarcova (21-12, 21-18)
Knockout Round 2
Maria Clara/Carolina d. Bawden/Clancy (17-21, 31-29, 15-11)
Bieneck/Großner d. Prokopeva/Chaika (21-18, 17-21, 15-11)
Meppelink/Van Gestel d. Lili/Seixas (21-17, 21-18)
Borger/Büthe d. Pavan/Bansley (21-15, 21-15) Still a debut for Pavan to be proud of 🙂
Holtwick/Semmler d. Hansel/Schützenhöfer (21-18, 21-12)
Maria/Agatha d. Zumkehr/Heidrich (19-21, 21-11, 15-9)
Liliana/Baquerizo d. Talita/Taiana (21-18, 27-29, 15-13)
Kessy/Ross d. Kolocova/Slukova (17-21, 21-19, 15-13)
Tomorrow’s schedule
Quarterfinals
Maria Clara/Carolina vs. Bieneck/Großner
Meppelink/Van Gestel vs. Borger/Büthe
Holtwick/Semmler vs. Maria/Agatha
Liliana/Baquerizo vs. Kessy Ross
(again, next round winners to meet up as bunched)
The Net Set 
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