In Group B action, Croatia beat United States of America 9-7 and Canada outlasted South Africa 17-11.

In Group C, Serbia proved too strong for Australia, winning 10-7 and Hungary put away China 13-5 with an excellent display of poise and power.

In Group D, Italy started strongly and cruised home 9-4 over Romania, while Germany saw a 9-4 three-quarter-time lead diminished to 9-8 by fulltime against Kazakhstan.

Points after day one:

Group A: ESP 2, GRE 2, MNE 0, NZL 0.
Group B: CAN 2, CRO 9, USA 0, RSA 0.
Group C: HUN 2, SRB 2, AUS 0, CHN 0.
Group D: ITA 2, GER 2, KAZ 0, ROU 0.