The Portuguese beach volleyball duo, Gonçalo Sousa and Tomás Sousa, has been knocked out of the Xiamen Challenge qualifiers. They lost 2-0 to Latvia’s Gustavs Avzins and Toms Liepa, with sets ending 21-18 and 26-24. The Sousa brothers had a bye in the first qualifying round.
Meanwhile, João Pedrosa and Hugo Campos, Portugal’s national champions, are set to start their main draw campaign on Thursday. They’ll face Americans Tri Bourne and Evan Cory.
Group E Lineup
The Portuguese duo is in Group E, alongside:
- Maximilian Just and Philipp Huster from Germany
- Hagen Smith and Logan Webber from the US