Samoilov / Šmēdiņš conceded to Brazilians Žeorži Vanderley and Andre Lojola in the subgroup E match with the result 0-2 (15:21, 16:21).
Samoilov / Šmēdiņš is sown with the number 20, but today’s opponents have the fifth number in the championship.
Samoilovs started the match with an impressive block, who scored the first point of the game, but then due to a mistake and a couple of balls knocked out, the Latvians came in with 1: 4 and 2: 5. Later, Šmēdiņš ‘game at the net allowed to slightly reduce the advantage of the opponents (5: 6), but after the rescued ball and “go”, the Latvians achieved 8: 7 in their favor. After that, the Latvian duo reached the drives again with minus three points (9:12) and, approaching the end of the set, the Brazilians gained more comfortable control (18:12). In the first set, the opponents won with 21:15.
In the introduction to the second set, after a lost point, the Latvians scored two points in a row, with Samoilov reaching 2: 1. Later, Samoilov’s sinking and another impressive block gave him a two-point advantage (4: 2), which Šmēdiņš managed to increase, forcing his opponents to make mistakes (6: 3). The opponents then escaped in a difficult game and reduced the deficit to one point (6: 7), after which Andre reached 8: 8 with the block. The Brazilians returned to the lead in the second half of the set, when after a successful attack they reached 14:13 and then after the outfield – 15:13. Later, after another mistake, the Brazilian duo scored three points (17:14), but then won the second set (21:16).
The victory was won by the Brazilian duo, mostly due to Latvian mistakes (12: 5).
In the first game of the tournament, the Latvians defeated the Austrians Alexander Huber / Christopher Dresler (29th) 2-0 (21:17, 21:16), but in the second match they defeated 2-1 (22:24, 21:15, 15:13). Saleminingborun Bahman and Arash Vakili from Iran (44). The Brazilians first defeated the Iranians 2-1 (19:21, 21:14, 15:10) and then defeated the Austrians 2-1 (22:20, 21:23, 15:11).
The duo of Austria and Iran met on Monday, with Huber and Dresler winning 2-0 (21:14, 21:16).
Today’s opponent Andre is the 2017 world champion, winning the tournament in Vienna together with Evander Oliveira. At that time, the Brazilians stopped Samoilov / Šmēdiņš in the second round of the playoffs. Two years later, Andre, already playing together with Žeorži, won the Latvian play-off in the first round.
It has already been reported that Tīna Graudiņa / Anastasija Kravčenoka won two of the three games in the women’s tournament and also qualified for the elimination tournament.
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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