World number two David Åhman and Jonathan Hellvig, who haven't played since the OS final in Paris in August, also won the second match in João Pessoa. It ended 2–0 in sets (21–12, 21–17) against the Czechs Jakub Sepka and Jiri Sedlak, ranked 41st in the world.
In the first set, the Swedes took control fairly quickly and won with a nine-point margin. In the second, the Czechs caught up to 12–13, but the Swedes could still take the set – and the match – with 21–17. Åhman and Hellvig's main scoring weapon is their attacks (21 points), but they also took 17 points through their opponents' mistakes.
Åhman and Hellvig will play another match on Friday, Brazilian time, when they face the home team Arthur Mariano and Adrielson Silva, ranked 28th as a team.
The Swedes are thriving in João Pessoa, where they won the World Championship tournament last year. This year, they have so far won four World Championship tournaments.
