Valentyna Davidova/Ievgeniia Shchypkova, Ukraine (20) defeated Summer Ross/Brooke Sweat, United States (5) 2-1 (21-17, 16-21, 15-11).
It was the first FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams.
Despite losing, the United States won Pool E with a 2-1 record while Ukraine finished in 3rd place, also at 2-1. Also in Pool E, Kazakhstan's Tatyana Mashkova/Bakhtygul Samalikova finished in 2nd place with a 2-1 record, the three-way tie being broken by point ratio and Lena Plesiutschnig/Cornelia Rimser of Austria finished in 4th at 0-3.
United States has advanced to the knockout phase and will play Wednesday, 2 August. Ukraine will have to wait to see if it advances directly into the knockout phase or plays in a "lucky" loser later today to advance.