In Brazil, the Latvian women's beach volleyball team of Tīna Graudiņa and Anastasija Samoilova marked a successful start to the new season by claiming their first victory at the Elite 16 tournament. The world champions, seeded third in the competition, triumphed over Brazilian competitors Maiaela Martins da Silva and Talita Simonetti with a score of 2-0. This win came in their second match of Group C, further establishing their dominance in the sport.