Lucy Epstein’s seventh place finish in GP Round 4 helped USA to overcome a spirited Latvia side and book their place in the quarter finals, posting a total score which suggests that their upcoming match against China will be very close! South Korea overturned a 200 point gap in their season averages to upset India, but will need a far bigger shock to defeat top-scoring Japan. The country with the best group stage average laboured to a win over Philippines and will face a similar challenge in Poland in their quarter final. Germany didn’t need Christian König to defeat Luxembourg but will need him in order to defeat the consistent Vietnam pairing of Đức Chiến Nguyễn and Khả Lê Minh.
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