Hollas and Soomets got off to a strong start in the competition, winning their first Group A match against Latvian pair Luize Skrastina and Marta Ozolina 2-1 (21-19, 17-21, 15-13). The Estonians followed that up with a 2-0 (21-18, 21-19) defeat of crowd favorites Valentina Cali and Margherita Tega from Italy to book their spot in the quarter-finals.

It was there that they came up against Argentina's Cecilia Peralta and Maia Najul Rosas, who had finished third in Group B. In a hard-fought encounter, which could have gone either way, Hollas and Soomets came away with a 2-1 (21:15, 19:21, 15:13) victory to set up a semi-final re-match with Cali and Tega.

Yet again, it was the Estonians who came out on top over the Italians, winning both games 21-18 to take the match 2-0 and a place in the final.

In the end, Madelyne Anderson and Molly Turner of the USA proved too strong for the Estonians, taking the opening game 21-11, and edging the second 21-18 to win the gold. Despite settling for silver, Hollas and Soomets could still be pleased with their performance in the tournament, which was their best of the season so far.

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