First Big Upset of the Games

The morning had barely begun when the first big upset occurred.  The second ranked women's beach volleyball team, Xue Chen and Zhang Chi of China were defeated by Russian team of Anastasia Vasina and Anna Vozakova who are ranked 23rd out of 24 teams competing by scores of 18-21, 21-14, 16-14.  This is pool play, so the Chinese still have every chance of advancing to the elimination rounds with wins in their next two matches over the 11th ranked Greeks and 14th ranked Swiss.  However, their seed for that round could change from a #2 seed to a lower seed which could mean they might meet the Brazilians or Americans earlier than the semifinals.