Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia (2) defeated Markus Bockermann/Lars Fluggen, Germany (26) 2-0 (21-19, 21-15).
The two teams have now played eight times in FIVB World Tour events with Latvia leading the head-to-head 5-3 including one other match in 2017 with Germany winning at the Ft. Lauderdale Major Series in February.
In Pool B, Latvia is 2-0, advancing to the knockout phase, and Germany is 0-2. Also in Pool B, Jefferson Santos Pereira/Cherif Younousse of Qatar is 1-0 and Jhonatan Golindano/Carlos Rangel of Venezuela is 0-1.
Up next for Latvia is Qatar while Germany plays Venezuela. Both matches are Tuesday, 1 August.