The Chinese women, seeking a ninth straight World Cup title, swept aside Chinese Taipei 3-0 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

China will face Japan, who overcame South Korea 3-1 in the other last four contest.

Liu Shiwen and Ding Ning beat Cheng Hsien-Tzu and Chen Szu-Yu 11-2, 11-9, 11-9 in the doubles rubber to give China the lead in the opening semi-final.

Chen Meng fought back from losing the opening game to oust Cheng I-Ching 10-12, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 before Ding defeated Chen Szu-Yu 11-3, 12-14, 12-10, 11-4.

Japan set up a meeting with China in the final after they recovered from dropping the first rubber to knock out South Korea.

In the men's semi-finals, China proved too strong for Japan as they wrapped up a comfortable 3-0 win.

Liang Jingkun and Xu Xin made light work of Koki Niwa and Maharu Yoshimura, recording an 11-6, 11-6, 11-6 victory to put the Chinese team in front.

Fan Zhendong moved China to the brink of the final with an 11-7, 11-4, 13-11 triumph over Tomokazu Harimoto before Xu beat Yoshimura 11-9, 11-5, 6-11, 11-1 in their singles rubber.

China's opponents in tomorrow's final will be South Korea, who eased to a 3-0 victory against Chinese Taipei.

The South Korean team stand in between China and an eight consecutive World Cup title.

The tournament is doubling as a test event for next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Japanese capital.