The unified Korean women's table tennis team lost their semi-final against Japan on Friday at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Sweden.<br />The combined squad lost three-zero against the Japanese side.<br />As there's no third-place match, and Korea will share the bronze with the loser of the other semi-final between China and Hong Kong.<br />The decision to form a team was a three-way agreement between the leaders of the North and South Korean delegations and the International Table Tennis Federation.<br />It was the first match as 'Team Korea' in women's table tennis since 1991, when the unified players won a gold medal in Japan. <br />
