Overview
- Valentina Gottardi and Reka Orsi Toth were eliminated 2-0 (21-18, 21-15) by Dutch pair Katja Stam and Raisa Schoon in the quarterfinals.
- They topped Pool B with wins over Carly Kan/Devanne Sours 2-1 (21-17, 16-21, 19-17) and Marketa Svozilova/Marie-Sara Stochlova 2-0 (21-12, 21-15) to earn direct passage to the round of 16.
- The duo advanced through the round of 16 earlier in the day before bowing out in the last eight, securing fifth place.
- It marks a second straight fifth-place finish at an Elite16 for Gottardi/Orsi Toth after Rio de Janeiro in late September.
- Claudia Scampoli and Giada Bianchi exited in pool play, finishing 19th after losses to Monika Paulikiene/Aine Raupelyte 0-2 and Norway’s Pavlova/Helland-Halsen 1-2 at the penultimate Elite16 stop in Cape Town.