Japan
Name:
Naoyuki Oi (left).
Nickname:
Shot Gun.
Date and place of birth:
January 10, 1983 -
Family:
Wife.
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
2008 Nagoya Open winner.
Career achievements:
2006 JPBA Ranked No. 1, winner a qualifying tournament for the 2005 World Pool Championship in
Biggest disappointment:
Losing in the last 64 in WPC 2007.
Favourite player:
Ralf Souquet.
Sponsors:
Flannel
Cues used:
Gina.
Hobbies:
Nintendo DS.
Home pool room:
Flannel
Like about pool:
Exciting
Dislike about pool:
Too much time is needed.
Occupation other than pool:
None.
Describe yourself:
Fast, strong and funny.
Name:
Satoshi Kawabata (right).
Nickname:
Dynamite Lefty.
Date and place of birth:
March 7, 1970.
Family:
-
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
2008 JPBA 9-Ball Festival winner.
Career achievements:
2006 Doha Asian Games Men?s 8-ball gold medalist, 2000 Japan Open winner, 2000 Taiwan Peace Cup winner.
Biggest disappointment:
The death of my much-loved cat.
Favourite player:
Efren Reyes.
Sponsors:
ADAM Cues.
Cues used:
ADAM Cues Brand - MUSASHI.
Hobbies:
Fishing.
Home pool room:
Billiards&Café SUN
Like about pool:
Strategy.
Dislike about pool:
Nothing to do in opponent's turn.
Occupation other than pool:
None.
Describe yourself:
I'm the most aggressive left-handed player in the pool world!
World Cup of Pool record
2006
(Satoshi Kawabata and Maasaki Tanaka)
R1 - won 9-0 (walkover) against Indonesia (Imran Ibrahim and Ricky Yang). Due to visa problems Indonesia failed to turn up so Japan were handed an automatic 9-0 victory.
L16 - lost 4-9 to Taiwan (Wang Hung-hsiang and Yang Ching-shun)
2007 (Satoshi Kawabata and Naoyuki Oi)
R1
8-2 v Spain (David Alcaide and Antonio Fazanes).
L16 8-7 v Holland A (Niels Feijen and Satoshi Kawabata.
QF 9-5 v Singapore (Toh Lian Han and Chan Keng Kwang)
SF 4-9 v China (Li He-wen and Fu Jian-bo).
2008 Campaign
R1 (Thursday, October 9 - afternoon session) v Australia (Stuart Lawler and John Wims).
