Korea currently ranks third in the medal tally for the Beijing Olympics with five golds, six silvers and one bronze medal, trailing only the U.S. and host country China.

In the men’s badminton doubles, Korea’s Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man beat Japan’s Tadashi Ohtsuka and Keita Masuda by a score of two to one, advancing to the semifinals.

Korea’s Ryu Seung-min, Oh Sang-eun and Yoon Jae-young defeated their Swedish rivals three to nothing in a men’s table tennis group preliminary.