Samoilov / Šmēdiņš will meet 0-2 (19:21 ..) conceded to Brazilian Simon Barboz and 2016 Olympic champion Alison Seruti Smith, finishing the championship in 17th place.
At the beginning of the first set, a very similar fight took place, with none of the teams gaining more than two points. At 11:11, the Brazilians scored four points in a row, reaching 15:11, but Samoilov / Šmēdiņš was able to recover and reach 17:17. At the top of the set, the Brazilian beach volleyball player was better at 20:17 and the set ended at 21:19.
At the beginning of the second set, the Brazilians repeatedly gained a three-point lead, but by the middle of the set, the Latvian duo was able to reach a leveling 10:10. Samoilov and Šmēdiņš went on to win a two-point lead twice, but the Brazilian pair played from 13:15 and regained the lead. At the end of the set, the Brazilians played the coldest, who played six setballs and scored a third match – 29:27.
Samoilov / Šmēdiņš was sown with the number 20, but the Brazilians have the number 24.
It has already been reported that in the subgroup, the Latvians defeated the Austrians Alexander Huber / Christoph Dresler (29th) in two sets and defeated Saleminingborun Bahman / Arash Vakili of Iran (44th) in three sets, but in the last set the Brazilians conceded to Brazilian Georges Vanderley / Andrew. ). Simon / Schmidt also won the first two games, but lost to first place in the sub-group.
Today at 2 pm, the Latvian duo Tīna Graudiņa / Anastasija Kravčenoka will compete for the place in the eighth final with the Polish King Vojtasik / Katažina Kočoleka.
In both men’s and women’s competitions, 48 teams started the competition, divided into 12 subgroups.
The two best teams in each group, as well as the four best third place winners, will immediately enter the knockout battles. The other eight duos in four pairs in one “play-off” fight will find out the last four participants in the playoffs. In the continuation of the competition, the fights will take place according to the Olympic system.
The competition will take place in Rome until June 19.
The previous world championship took place in 2019 in Hamburg, Germany, at that time Graudiņa / Kravčenoka and Mārtiņš Pļaviņš / Edgars Točs won ninth places, but Samoilovs / Šmēdiņš ranked 17th.
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