The host South Korea advanced to the semifinals of the men's tournament at the table tennis world championships Friday.South Korea beat Denmark 3-1 in the quarterfinals at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan.By reaching the semifinals scheduled for Saturday, South Korea secured at least a bronze medal. Since there is no third-place match, losers of the semifinals will each be awarded a bronze medal.The ITTF holds team world championships in even-numbered years, and South Korea won men's bronze medals at each of the past three competitions.In the semifinals at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, South Korea will face No. 1-ranked China, which will go for its 11th consecutive world title.In the team tournament, each match is made up of up to five singles matches in a best-of-five format. Teams are each carrying five players, but only three players can play in each match.Lim Jong-hoon, ranked 18th in the world, led off by beating 28 th-ranked Anders Lind 3-1 (11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 14-12).Denmark responded as world No. 29 Jonathan Groth defeated Jang Woo-jin, South Korea's top-ranked player at No. 14, by 3-1 (11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 11-3).An Jae-hyun, ranked 34th, handled 387th-ranked Martin Buch Andersen 3-0 (11-2, 13-11, 11-7), putting South Korea ahead 2-1 in the match score.Lim returned for the fourth singles match, now up against Groth. And he exacted revenge for Jang, beating the Danish player 3-1 (9-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-8).