Overview
- Carol Solberg and Rebecca beat Thâmela and Vic 2–0 (21–18, 22–20) to secure third place at the World Championship in Adelaide.
- The medal is the duo’s first at a World Championship, earned against the current world No. 1 team.
- In the semifinals, Thâmela/Vic lost to Latvia’s Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova 2–0 (21–10, 21–16).
- Carol/Rebecca were edged in their semifinal by the United States’ Kristen Nuss and Taryn Brasher 2–1 (19–21, 24–22, 15–6).
- The men’s event features a Sweden vs. Sweden final after Brazil’s Evandro and Arthur Lanci fell in the quarterfinals to Olympic champions David Ähman and Jonatan Hellvig and finished fifth.