1-12 Round One:

[10] Canada 2-0 Brazil

Cameron Seth 3-0 Josemar Silva  14/12, 11/9, 11/6 (41m)
Zac Leman 3-0 Cassiano Silva 11/1, 11/5, 11/2 (19m)
Tyler Olsen v Pedro Veiga

Canada put an end to Brazil’s run, with Cameron Seth coming back from 10-3 down in the first to put the tenth seeds on their way to the quarter-finals where they meet top seeds Egypt. Brazil can still be satisfied with a best ever finish, by a long way.

[5]  Hong Kong 3-0 [11] New Zealand

Cheuk Yan Tang 3-2 Jonathan Barnett  11/8, 5/11, 11/9, 8/11, 11/9 (78m)
Yeung Ho Wai 3-0 Todd Redman  11/4, 11/2, 11/2 (32m)
Yip Tsz Fung 2-0 Zac Miller 11/8, 11/2

Hong Kong get the better of a seesaw marathon first match before advancing to a meeting with India.

[6] USA 2-0 [12] Kuwait (C2)

Dylan Murray 3-1 Yousef Saleh  11/13, 11/5, 11/9, 11/7 (54m)
TJ Dembinsk 3-0 Athbi Hamad  12/10, 11/6, 11/6 (24m)
Edward Columbia v Yousif Ali

Dylan Murray comes from a game down to set the USA on their way, it’s England next.

Japan 2-0 Germany (C3)

Ryosei Kobayashi 3-0 Felix Auer 11/4, 11/9, 11/5 (30m)
Tomotaka Endo 3-0 Lucas Wirths 11/4, 11/9, 11/2 (27m)
Taiki Kaido v Andre Ergenz

An unexpected quarter-finalist was guaranteed from this match, and it was Japan who continued to impress with a pair of straight-game wins – they face Pakistan next, but like Brazil are guaranteed their best-ever finish whatever happens.