Great Britain fell to a 3-2 defeat at the hands of the tournaments top seeds on Saturday, but they pushed their hosts for the full 60 minutes and were unlucky not to come away with the points.
Great Britain defeated Poland 6-2 in their opening warm-up game in Suwon, Korea, as part of preparations for the upcoming World Championship Division I Group B.
A hard fought 3-2 victory against Spain on Thursday means that Great Britain are guaranteed at least a Bronze medal from the IIHF World Championships in Belgrade.