Brunner and Huberli started the tournament in Brazil resembling the team that struggled in Mexico and dropped the first set of their opening match to qualifiers Margherita Bianchin and Claudia Scampoli, but came back to defeat the Italians 2-1 (20-22, 21-17, 15-10). In their second match, the two played at the level of the reigning European champions they are, downing Germans Chantal Laboureur and Sarah Schulz in straight sets (21-15, 21-17) to top Pool C.
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