The Seibu Lions and SK Wyverns went through the final preparations for their matchup in the 2008 edition of the Asia Series during a pair of brief practices on Wednesday at Tokyo Dome.
"Japanese teams have won (all) three times in this Asia Series," Seibu manager Hisanobu Watanabe said. "As the Japanese representative, we'll do our best to win this year as well, and raise the level of baseball in Asia through this tournament."
The Lions will open their Asia Series campaign at Tokyo Dome on Thursday at 6 p.m. against an unfamiliar opponent in the Wyverns, who hail from the Korean Baseball Organization.