Efren Reyes

Efren Reyes
birthday	August 26, 1954
place of birth	Angeles City
Nickname	The Magician; Bata
Greatest successes
8-ball World Cup	Win (2004)
9-ball World Cup	Win (1999/2)
14/1 World Cup	Finalist (2012)

Efren Reyes (born August 26, 1954 in Angeles City ) is a Filipino pool player with a particularly active time in the years from 1995 to 2010 (with more than 2 special successes per year).

Career

His first major success was winning the US Open 9-ball in 1994 as the first non-American player ever. In 1999, he won the second World 9-Ball Championship held that year.

He has been a member of the Hall of Fame of the Billiard Congress of America since 2003 . Another great success of his sporting career was winning the first official 8-ball world championship in 2004.

Overall, Reyes has won over 60 tournaments in his career, such as the World Pool League 2001 & 2002, the Las Vegas 9-Ball Open (2003) or the Derby City Classic in 9-Ball (2005). Together with Francisco Bustamante , he won the first World Cup of Pool in 2006 by beating Team USA in the final. In 2009 the two were able to repeat this victory - this time in the final against Team Germany.

Others

Aside from pool, Reyes is also a good carom player in both bindings and three-cushion . However, he lost an exhibition match against the multiple world champion Torbjörn Blomdahl in Japan in 2007 with 5: 9 ( 9-ball ) and 20:30 (three-cushion, 20 shots, GD 1,500). At the Southeast Asian Games he won a total of six bronze medals in the disciplines of binding ( 2003 , 2011 , 2013 , 2015 ), three-cushion (2011) and 9-ball (2003).

He also participated in 1991 at the Snooker -Amateurweltmeisterschaft part.

Achievements and Awards

2019 Bronze medal in the cover at the Southeast Asian Games 2015 Bronze medal in the cover at the Southeast Asian Games 2013 Bronze medal in the cover at the Southeast Asian Games 2011 US Open One Pocket Championship 2 × bronze medal in the cover and three-cushion at the Southeast Asian Games 2010 UPA International Ten-ball Championships Hard Times Billiards, 3rd Annual Chuck Markulis Memorial Tournament Predator Ten-ball International Championship Derby City Classic Master of the Table Derby City Classic Fatboy Challenge 10-ball Derby City Classic nine-ball 2009 World Mixed Doubles Classic (with Rubilen Amit) Galveston Classic One Pocket World Cup of Pool (with Django Bustamante) 2007 Derby City Classic Master of the Table Derby City Classic One-Pocket Pool & Billiard Magazine Top 20 Favorite Players (Number 2) 2006 WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour (Jakarta Leg) IPT World Open Eight Ball Championship World Cup of Pool (with Django Bustamante) WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour (Vietnam Leg) Derby City Classic One-Pocket 2005 IPT King of the Hill Eight-ball Shootout Derby City Nine Ball World Cup WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour (Jakarta Leg) Japan Open Derby City Classic Master of the Table Derby City Classic nine-ball Derby City Classic One-Pocket 2004 8-ball world championship On cue 3: Intercontinental Conquest WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour (Singapore Leg) WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour (Vietnam Leg) WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour (Taiwan Leg) Derby City Classic Master of the Table Derby City Classic One-Pocket 2003 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame World Classic Billiards Tournament Las Vegas Nine Ball Open WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour (Manila Leg) Mid-Atlantic Nine-ball Championship All Japan Championship 2 × bronze medals in the cover and 9-ball at the Southeast Asian Games 2002 Asian Games , eight-ball singles (bronze) World Pool League Asian eight-ball tournament Cafe Puro Challenge of the Masters Shooters Labor Day Weekend Open Nine-Ball International Challenge of Champions Tokyo nine-ball event

2001 World Pool League US Masters nine-ball International Billiard Tournament Accu-Stats Eight-ball Invitational The Color of Money II Challenge Match (vs Earl Strickland) 2000 US Open One-Pocket Championship PBT 8-Ball World Championship Camel Pro Eight-ball Championship Pennsylvania State Nine-ball Championship USA Billiards Challenger Event 2 1999 ESPN Ultimate Nine-ball Challenge ESPN Ultimate Shootout Sands Regency Open 29 nine-ball championship WPA World Championship in 9-Ball (Cardiff, Wales) Derby City Classic Master of the Table Derby City Classic One-Pocket 1998 WPA 8-Ball World Championship | 8-Ball World Championship Camel South Jersey Ten-Ball Open 1997 PCA Shooters Challenge PCA Treasure Island Resort Event 1996 The Color of Money (vs Earl Strickland) PBT 8-Ball World Championship PBT Legends of Nine-ball Championship Camel World Nine-ball Championship PBT Western Open PBT Florida Flare Up III 1995 Sands Regency Open 21 nine-ball championship PBT 8-Ball World Championship Pro Tour Nine-ball Championship Maine 14.1 event Bicycle Club VII 1994 US Open Nine-Ball Championships PBT Bicycle Club Invitational 1992 International Nine-ball Classic World Nine-ball Open (Tokyo) 1990 World Cup (Taipei) 1988 PBA McDermott Masters Nine-ball 1986 Sands Regency Nine Ball Championship 1985 Sands Regency Nine Ball Championship 1985 Red's Nine-ball Open Tar Heel Open Willard's Open Chicago Billiard Cafe Open

Web links

Commons : Efren Reyes  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Player profile on azbilliards.com
• Show fight Torbjörn Blomdahl vs. Efren Reyes: three-volume part 1/3 , part 2/3 , part 3/3 ; 9-ball part 1/3 , part 2/3 , part 3/3
• Profile of Efren Reyes on CueTracker

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Pool ChampionshipsMen's 9-Ball. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013 ; accessed on June 1, 2013 . 
2. ^ Ronnie Nathanielsz: Reyes Wins US Open One Pocket Championship . Philboxing.com. May 17, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from November 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ^ Efren Takes 5th DCC Master of the Table . Billiards Digest. January 30, 2010. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved on September 20, 2013.
5. ↑ Reyes Relentless in FatBoy Challenge . AZBilliards.com. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
6. ↑ Reyes Redeems Himself at DCC 9-Ball . AZBilliards.com. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
7. ^ Joey Villar: Reyes, Amit Win World Mixed Doubles Crown for Philippines ( sic ) in Epic Duel . Billiard Scoop. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
8. ^ Skip Maloney: Reyes Reigns in Galveston . AzBilliards.com. September 18, 2099. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 19, 2009.