Ireland
Name: Tommy Donlon.
Nickname: The Disher.
Home town: Leicester, England.
Age: 37 (date of birth 4/9/68).
Wins / high finishes in the last 12 months: Won last 3 BPPPA ranking events in Nottingham, Redhill and Northampton.
Career achievements: Representing Europe in the 1997 Mosconi Cup, runner-up in the 1997/98 World Masters and taking Team Ireland to third place in the WTB in Las Vegas.
Favourite pool player: Johnny Archer.
Cues used: Meucci.
Hobbies: Karaoke, cars, golf and football.
Describe yourself: Easy going and enjoying my pool more than ever before.

Name: Paddy McLoughlin.
Nickname: The Ginger Magician.
Home town: Warrenpoint, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Age: 24 (date of birth 11/11/81).
Wins / high finishes in the last 12 months: Fermanagh Open champion, Dublin 8-ball Open winner, Belfast Open winner and Dublin Open 9-ball winner.
Career achievements: Taking Oliver Ortmann to a deciding frame in Paddy’s first major event, The European Pool Championships, before eventually losing 8-7.
Favourite pool player: None.
Cues used: Predator 2 shaft with Joss butt, Fury (break).
Hobbies: Snooker
Describe yourself: Outgoing, bubbly, funny, friendly, impatient, confident and sarcastic.