Both teams were able to secure victories in both their matches today at the Philippine Arena to assume top spot in their respectively pools.

China head Pool B after clinching a narrow 21-20 win over Switzerland, along with a 16-14 win over France.

Both Switzerland and France would respond from their defeats, with the former overcoming Kazakhstan 16-14 and the latter beating Argentina 19-9.

It left three teams on one win and a defeat, as Argentina had earned a 10-9 success against Kazakhstan.

Spain are the only team in Pool D with a 100 per cent record as they claimed a 19-14 win over Hungary and a 18-12 success against Germany.

Hungary bounced back by claiming a 20-14 win over The Netherlands in their second match.

It was a tough start for the hosts, with The Philippines suffering a 21-11 loss to the Dutch team and a 12-10 defeat to Germany.

Pool A and C of the women's competition will begin tomorrow, which will see defending champions Russia begin their campaign.

Men's second seeds Slovenia made a mixed start to the tournament as they followed a 22-14 win over Japan with a 21-17 loss to Poland in Pool B.

Poland ended the day top of the standings after clinching a dominant 22-6 win over Indonesia in their second match.

Estonia joined them on two wins, as they beat Japan 17-11 and Indonesia 22-10.

Fourth seeds Latvia began impressively in Pool D with their team beating Ukraine 21-18, as well as earning a 22-13 win over the United Arab Emirates.

Croatia head the standings on points difference, after beating both the UAE and Nigeria by a 22-7 score.

Ukraine lie outside the qualification places in third on one win and a defeat, having beaten Nigeria 22-11.

Defending champions Serbia will begin their Pool A campaign tomorrow, with Pool C also set to begin.