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The world’s best pool player sees shots no one else can At midnight on a bitterly cold January 15 the lobby of the Executive West Hotel near the Louisville, Kentucky, airport was crowded with men and a few women, all waiting anxiously for the guest of honor. A man in a yellow windbreaker came throughContinue reading “The Magician”

If you ask around, those who know Efren would describe him as the greatest pool player they have ever seen… and the humblest. After all that he has achieved, Efren remains his cheery self. He doesn’t even wear dentures even though he could very much afford one now. It makes him uncomfortable. The same couldContinue reading “The Humblest Athlete Who Walked the Earth”

Known as “The Magician,” Efren “Bata” Reyes is one of the world’s most famous pool player alive today. He holds the record of being the first non-American winner of the US Open Nine Ball Championship and the first player in WPA history to win world championships in two different disciplines. Efren was propelled to internationalContinue reading “The Genius Who DoESn’t Look Like One”

EFREN ‘BATA’ REYESThe Magician of Billiards ACHIEVEMENTS 2019 “6th Annual Junior Norris Memorial Shootout 9-Ball Champion”2018 1st Asian Culture Day Lifetime Achievement Award (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)2018 Taiwan Pool Classic (Team Philippines)3rd 2018 The Break Room 8-Ball Classic2016 Accu-Stats Make-It-Happen One-Pocket Invitational [24][25]2015 Accu-Stats Make-It-Happen One-Pocket Invitational [26][27][28]2014 MP Cup Gensan International Open 10-Ball [29][30][31][32]2014Continue reading “Why Efren Bata Reyes is Extraordinary”