In group D, Japan won Belarus 3-0. But Ai Fukuhara, the top Japanese player, had a hard 3-2 victory over Veronika Pavlovich.

Fukuhara told Xinhua that she was a bit nervous, but still " lucky" enough to win the game.

The performance of Chinese men's team was also remarkable in first match day, with Xu Xin, Ma Long, Zhang Jike overcoming France.

Though Xu and Ma both lost their second games to French paddlers, respectively, Christophe Legout and Adrien Mattenet, their head coach Liu Guoliang still expressed his satisfaction to the team members.

"We don't have to be 100 percent perfect in the first round. We played and won the round. That's enough," he told reporters.

Supporters' performance was also a thing to watch in the stadium.

When Japanese men's team challenged Hungary, a group of some 60 Japanese supporters made their presence felt. They waved their flags and the cheer leader beckoned them to a chorus of "Nippon".

About 800 paddlers from 116 countries participate in the eight- day sports event held in the Olympiyskiy stadium in Moscow.

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