They beat Karelys Simisterra and Ariana Vilela of Ecuador 21-13, 21-10 in the lucky loser round as group stages came to a close in Mexico.

The duo will be up against Pool B toppers Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss of the United States next.

"It took us until the first technical timeout to understand how the match was going to go," Pavan said.

"From that point forward, we had a very good rhythm and we were digging a lot more balls, so it was just about remaining steady.

"To beat that team and to win that game efficiently is important to prepare for tomorrow."

Joining them in the next stage are Ronja and Dorina Klinger of Austria.

They ensured that the hosts will have no representation moving forward, defeating Abril Flores and Atenas Gutierrez 21-18, 19-21, 15-10.

The Finnish pair of Taru Lathi and Niina Ahtiainen sealed their sport by getting the better of Paraguayans Erika Bobadilla and Michelle Valiente 18-21, 21-17, 15-9.

There was joy for Lithuania thanks to Monika Paulikienė and Ainė Raupelyté, who eased past Japanese Miki Ishii and Sayaka Mizoe 21-17, 21-17.

Among men, Marco and Esteban Grimalt of Chile secured a spot after coming out on top against Venezuelans Peter Hernandez and Hernan Tovar 21-14, 24-22.

The United States duo of Miles Evans and Chase Budinger also made it after beating Juan Virgen and Miguel Sarabia of Mexico 24-22, 21-19.

Australia and Poland also had teams qualify with Chris McHugh and Paul Burnett doing the job for the former with a 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 victory over Hugo Campos and João Pedrosa of Portugal.

Poles Piotr Kantor and Jakub Zdybek triumphed against Australians Mark Nicolaidis and Izac Carracher 21-17, 21-17.