Julius Thole / Clemens Wickler Germany (1) def. Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Igor Velichko Russia (10) 21-19, 21-11 (33)
Julius Thole, Germany - “It was an awesome start, we didn’t expect that. It was amazing to play in front of the fans. We’re so proud that we got the chance to play here. We want to continue that way. Our pool is very strong and each victory will be important. We have a chance of making out of the group, but we don’t think too much about it. We just want to play our best and see how far we can go.”
Clemens Wickler, Germany - “Winning this match means a lot for us. We played them last week and it was a very tough game. We knew it would be another great fight, but the crowd gave us energy to win it. We don’t get to play in front of such a huge crowd every day, so we just want to enjoy it.”