Pool B: Duda/Ana Patricia, Hermannova/Stochlova, Schützenhöfer/Plesiutschnig, Wang/Xia
In Group B, the newly formed team Duda/Ana Patricia, who finished twice in the top ten at Elite 16 tournaments so far, will be especially interesting to watch. The two were projected to have a great future, but so far they have not yet been able to show their full potential. Duda will meet old acquaintances at the World Championships, as she already played the Chinese at the Olympics, where Wang/Xia won the match and later their group. In the end they got eliminated in the round of 16 by Ana Patricia. The Chinese only play a few matches on the World Tour, so it is difficult to assess their current form. With Hermannova/Stochlova and Plesiutschnig/Schützenhöfer, two European teams are represented in Pool B. This group promises a lot of excitement, a lot can happen here, especially the form of the Brazilians will be decisive.
Katharina Schützenhöfer and Lena Plesiutschnig gave us an analysis of their pool: "We certainly got a very, very strong group, and with Duda/Ana Patricia definitely also a favorite for the title in the group. The Czechs have not even been playing together for a year, but they have performed very well in recent tournaments and even took 5th place in Kusadasi. They are certainly not to be underestimated. The Chinese are also a strong team, who have already competed at the Olympics and have always played well on the World Tour. Due to Corona, the team hasn't played much and that's why they are ranked so far behind. The group is quite challenging. Our first goal is to make the group, we hope to get two wins here so we can advance directly to the intermediate round - but of course three wins would be best."
