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North Korea had beaten Russia to for a quarter final against rival South Korea at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad.
The North Koreans, whose participation is funded by the IOC, cruised into the quarter-finals with 3-0 victory over Russian.
The win ensured they would go on to face South Korea, who were given a bye, in the last eight.
The match comes after a historic meeting between Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in, supreme leader and President of North and South Korea.
where they reaffirmed commitment to "complete denuclearisation".
Kim and Moon had pledged to gradually reduce weapons on both sides, and to push towards ending the Korean War which Started in 1953 into a peace treaty this year.
It was only the third such meeting between the leaders of the North and South.
Hong Kong also progressed as they dispatched Chinese Taipei 3-1.
Ukraine's reward is a clash with Japan, while Hong Kong will face European champions Romania.
In the men's tournament, 2015 European Champions Portugal squeezed through to the next round by beating the Czech Republic 3-1.
Chinese Taipei also booked their place in the main draw as they defeated Belarus 3-2 in a hard-fought encounter.
Austria knocked out Germany with a 3-2 win in the last round of 16 contest and will take on the might of defending champions China next.
