The duo combined to good effect in Poland to beat Spain’s Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera 21-18, 21-13 yesterday and they sealed top spot in Pool F by overcoming Italy’s Adrian Carambula and Alex Ranghieri 21-18, 15-21, 15-13.

The now face Belgian pairing Dries Koekelkoren and Tom van Walle tomorrow after they saw off Martin Ermacora and Moritz Pristauz of Austria 30-28, 21-14.

Aliaksandr Dziadkou and Aliaksandr Kavalenka of Belarus won a pool for the first time in their career to book a place in the second round.

They will face the local pairing of Mariusz Prudel and Kacper Kujawiak after they won 21-12, 18-21, 21-15 against Brazil’s Pedro Solberg and Gustavo Albrecht Carvalhaes.

The United States’ John Hyden and Ryan Doherty won Pool D, with their reward being a second round match against Nicolás Capogrosso and Julian Amado Azaad.

In the women’s competition, Canada’s Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes enjoyed a 21-8, 21-15 win over the United States’ Lauren Fendrick and April Ross.

They will now take on Anouk Vergé-Dépré and Joana Heidrich of Switzerland, after their narrow 22-20, 16-21, 15-13 success against Barbara Seixas De Freitas and Fernanda Alves of Brazil.

There will be an all-American clash in the quarter-finals, as Summer Ross and Brooke Sweat advanced by beating Taliqua Clancy and Louise Bawden of Australia 14-21, 21-19, 17-15.

Kerri Walsh Jennings and Nicole Branagh lie in wait, as the Americans overcame Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada 18-21, 21-13, 15-6.

The World Tour event is taking place a week before the FIVB World Beach Championships in Austria.

Competition in Vienna is due to be held from July 28 until August 6.