Germany started with a victory as they won against Romania in a match for the 3rd group The hosts imposed their rhythm from the beginning and reached a comfortable victory in the first set with 31-16. In the second set, the Germans were again in total control of the match and thus managed to come away with the victory and their first points in the competition.

GERMANY - ROMANIA 2-0 (31-16, 16-7)

Germany (Fasold): Fuchs, Reinemann 9, Johanna, Gaugenrieder, Hubner 15, Teodoro, Kristina 5, Dudda 8, Ihlefeldt 10, Berndt.

Romania (Ciupitu): Dragoescu 2, Pavel 4, Muresan 3, Chirila 6, Campean, Moga 2, Cucu, Manole 6, Banu, Cristea.

Referres: Dos Santos-Assis, Suspensions: 1-3

Quotes: 

Hubner Carolin (German athlete): "We started very well. We played superbly and limited our opponents defensively and our goalkeeper also had a great day."

Fasold Konstantin (Romania coach): "It was a tough game against a young team, against Germany. We didn't perform well defensively we had a lot of problems. Congratulations to Germany."