Japan
Name: Satoshi Kawabata.
Nickname: Dynamite Lefty.
Hometown: Osaka, Japan.
Age: 36 (date of birth 7/3/70).
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months: Being ranked as the number three player in Japan.
Career achievements: Japan Open champion 2000, ranked as Japanese number one in 2004.
Favourite player: Efren Reyes.
Cues used: Adam cue.
Hobbies: Reading.
Describe yourself: Pool is very important in my life.

Name: Masaki Tanaka.
Nickname: None.
Hometown: Kyoto, Japan.
Age: 32 (date of birth 25/6/74).
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months: Kansai 9-ball Open champion, 8-ball Open champion, Chugoku Open champion.
Career achievements: Kansai 9-ball Open champion, Yomiuri Open champion, All Japan Pro-Tour champion.
Favourite player: Efren Reyes.
Cues used: Keith Andy.
Hobbies: None.
Describe yourself: Going my own way.