Turkey-Italy
European champions Russia scored a comfortable straight-set 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-17) victory over Argentina in Pool C.
Also in Pool C at Callao, Belgium defeated Dominican Republic 3-1 (25-17, 25-15, 16-25, 25-19) with Britt Herbots scoring 22 points to lead the winners.
The longest battle of day one took place at Eduardo Dibos Coliseum of Lima with South Korea overcoming Mexico 3-2 (17-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 15-13) in Pool A with Yoo Seoyeun spearheading the offense with 19 points.
Egyptians Mariam Morsy and Nada Meawad scored 25 and 22 points, respectively, but could not avoid the loss to hosts Peru in Pool A 3-1 (27-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23).
In a Pool B battle between European sides, Serbia blanked Poland 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-23) while Germany outclassed Thailand 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-18).
In Pool D, Japan overcame Cuba 3-0 (29-27, 25-16, 25-17) and Italy outscored Turkey 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-18).
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