Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (2) defeated Jhonatan Golindano / Carlos Rangel, Venezuela (47) 2-0 (21-19, 21-11).
This was the first FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams.
In Pool B, Latvia is 1-0 while Venezuela is 0-1. Also in Pool B, Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse of Qatar is 1-0 and Germany's Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen is 0-1.
Up next for Latvia is Germany while Venezuela will play Qatar. Both matches are on Sunday, 30 July.