The men's team of Hong Kong, China,won Saturday over Austria 3-0 to enter semifinals at the 48th World Team Table Tennis Championships in Bremen, Germany.

Li Ching, ranked 20th in the world, beat Chen Wei Xing of Austria 3-0 in the first game, while Leung Chu Yan lost to Austria's top player Werner Schlager 1-3.

Lai Chak Ko defeated Robert Gardos with the same score in the third game before Li won a five-set fourth game against Schlager.

At the same time, South Korea blanked the Czech Republic 3-0 tosail into semifinals.

China and Germany respectively beat their quarter-final challengers France and Russia earlier Saturday.

Defending champion China will face host Germany on Sunday, while defending runner-up Hong Kong will meet South Korea.

Editor: Donald