Overview
- Germany's 15-0 start ended in the last pool games as several pairs suffered their first defeats to high-ranked opponents.
- Lippmann/Bock edged Müller/Tillmann 21-18, 14-21, 16-14 to top Group H in an all-German meeting.
- Ehlers/Wickler, already through, lost 18-21, 18-21 to Argentina's Capogrosso brothers.
- Pfretzschner/Winter fell 18-21, 19-21 to Poland's Bryl/Losiak, while Henning/Wüst lost 13-15 in the third to Brazil's Evandro/Arthur.
- Ittlinger/Grüne missed three match points in a 22-20, 15-21, 14-16 defeat to Americans Cannon/Kraft, yet all seven German duos advanced, with Paul/Kunst progressing as group winners.