The British team, which includes Paralympic gold and silver medallists Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett, overcame Belgium 2-0 to book their place in the final.

Japan later beat France by the same scoreline to set up a meeting with the 2015 winners in Sunday's (June 3) showpiece contest.

Reigning Paralympic champion Reid got Britain off to the perfect start when he dispatched 16-year-old Belgian opponent Jef Vandorpe 6-0, 6-1.

Hewett, the current world number one, was involved in a much-closer match as he needed three sets to get past Joachim Gerard.

The British player claimed a battling 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win to ensure his country progressed to their third World Team Cup final in four years.

Takashi Sanada, the Japanese world number eight, made a quick start to his singles rubber against Nicolas Peifer but the Frenchman battled back before succumbing to a  6-1, 5-7, 6-1 defeat.

World number three Shingo Kunieda then defeated Stephane Houdet 6-3, 6-2 to secure Japan's place in the final.

Only one women's semi-final took place today owing to rain in the Dutch city.

Defending champions China will contest their third straight final after they edged Britain 2-1.

Huimin Huang beat Louise Hunt before Lucy Shuker restored parity of the British team with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Zhenzhen Zhu of China.

China then sealed victory by winning the doubles rubber and will play either The Netherlands or France in the final.