남북단일 탁구팀, 8강에서 일본에 고전 중<br /><br /> A unified Korean table tennis team is on the verge of getting knocked out by Japan in a straight set shut-out.<br />They're in the third match of a best of five... at the semifinal of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Sweden.<br /> Playing for the joint squad today are two South Korean players,... Jeon Ji-hee... and Yang Ha-eun,... and a North Korean star, Kim Song-I.<br />Tokyo won the first two matches. <br />Seoul's top-ranked star... Jeon went down in a straight set defeat to world no. 7 ( )Mima Ito.<br />In the second match, Kim was edged out by ( )Ishikawa Kasumi... in full sets.<br />If Team Korea loses tonight, they'll still get to stand atop the podiumwith a third place finish.<br />All nine players will receive a medal… and both the South and North Korean national flags will be raised during the ceremony. <br />
