Eight finalists from a field of 8,000 of the Greatest T.G.I. Friday's Bartenders squared off at the T.G.I. Friday's headquarters April 17, 2009 in Carrollton, Texas for T.G.I. Friday's World Bartender Championship. The Larger than Life T.G.I. Friday's World BTC finalists are profiled below. Click the finalist's name for their individual profile.

Brian Zachau

Greatest T.G.I. Friday's
Bartender in the US

5-TIME US Champion
6-TIME World Finalist

Keisuke Goto

Greatest T.G.I. Friday's Bartender in the World

Matt Lester

NEW
Central Division Champion

Greg Grafal

NEW
Southeast Division Champion

Steve Gill

NEW
Northeast Division Champion

Kenjiro Yanagui

NEW
Latin America Champion

Øivind Haugland

NEW
European Division
Champion

Johnny Campbell

NEW
West Division Champion