Joana Heidrich/Nadine Zumkehr of Switzerland vs.
Louise Bawden/Taliqua Clancy, Australia
• AUS has won two of the three meetings in FIVB World Tour competition including their only meeting in 2016. Their previous two matches were in 2013.
• SUI is having its best season in FIVB World Tour competition with two gold medals (Xiamen and Sochi)
• Heidrich and Clancy are two of the youngest players in the field at just 24 years of age each, while Bawden is the second oldest at 35.
• Bawden and Clancy have the largest age difference between partners in the field
• SUI has a 45-22 match record this year, including 15-11 in elimination rounds and 20-9 in three-set matches
• AUS has a 22-18 match record this year, including 7-7 in elimination rounds and 9-9 in three-set matches