In the most interesting match of the 16-team single qualification round, 16th-seeded Flavia Moura Santos Cezar & Barbara De Sousa Alves Ferreira of Brazil achieved the only tie-breaker victory of the day, a hard-fought 2-1 (20-22, 21-17, 15-13) upset of qualification bracket leaders Xolani Hodel & Kylie Kuyava-De Berg of the United States. Barbara led the team with 20 points, including two aces. Flavia Moura chipped in with another 19, while DeBerg impressed with five kill blocks towards a match-high 27 points. Hodel also finished with 19.
14th-seeded Brazilians Verena Figueira de Oliveira & Kyce Mikaele Martins Silva also delivered a major upset, a convincing 2-0 (21-13, 21-17) shutout of third-seeded Wies Bekhuis & Emi van Driel of the Netherlands.