Olympics: Singapore reach women's table tennis team semi-finals

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Women's team quarter-finals:
China 3 Netherlands 0
South Korea 3 Hong Kong 0

Singapore 3 North Korea 0
Japan 3 Germany 0

Men's team first round results:
China 3 Russia 1
Australia 0 Singapore 3
Austria 3 Egypt 0
Sweden 1 Germany 3

Japan 3 Canada 0
Brazil 0 Hong Kong 3
Portugal 3 Britain 0
North Korea 1 South Korea 3

Singapore defeated North Korea 3-0 on Saturday to reach the women's table tennis team semi-finals.

Singapore secured its first match through Wang Yuegu. She confidently beat North Korea's Ri Myong Sun 11-7, 11-9, 5-11, 11-5.

In the second match, Singapore's Olympic bronze medallist Feng Tianwei created a scare when she lost her first game 9-11 to North Korea's Kim Jong.

However, a composed Feng recovered to snatch the next three games 11-4, 11-9, 11-4.

Singapore's pair of Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu sealed the third match by beating North Korea's Ri Mi Gyong and Kim Jong 4-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8.

Singapore will meet Japan in the semi-finals on Sunday (1900 GMT).

Japan had earlier beat Germany 3-0 in the quarter-finals.

In other matches, China beat the Netherlands 3-0. China will play either Hong Kong or South Korea in the other semi-final match on Monday (1000 GMT).

In the men's team event, Singapore beat Australia 3-0 to advance to the quarter-finals. Singapore will meet China on Sunday for a place in the semi-finals (1000 GMT).