Tag: Efren Reyes

[caption id="attachment_2622" align="alignright" width="150"] Reyes like what he saw on the table at Derby City.[/caption]Philippine sensation Efren Reyes proved to be the ringmaster of the three-ring circus of pool known as the Derby City Classic, which finally came to a close on Saturday, Jan. 24,…

Efren "The Magician" Reyes pulled out the largest tournament payday in the history of the game by topping Dutch phenom Niels Feijen, 15-7, in the final of theTokyo-9-Ball ¥100,000,000 International Billiard Tournament in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 14, to collect approximately US$160,000. Reyes emerged fr…

By edging Efren Reyes, 13-9, in the final of the US-RP Challenge in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, American Earl Strickland may have already secured his biggest holiday wish. "Finally, I got what I wished for," Strickland told the Philippine Daily Inquirer, "to beat Reyes on his own turf." With the v…

After losing to countryman Francisco Bustamante in the Challenge of Champions, and to Charlie Williams in the final of the Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge, Efren Reyes nabbed his second U.S. title of the year at the Gabriel's Las Vegas 9-Ball Open in Las Vegas. Reyes, who exacted revenge by beating Willi…

Despite Thursday’s massive power outage, which brought New York City to a virtual standstill, the Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge at Master Billiards in Queens will kick off Friday afternoon as scheduled. According to tournament director Alexandra Dyer, power has been fully restored at the billiard club,…

[caption id="attachment_2561" align="alignright" width="150"] This year's BCA Expo will see two living legends inducted into the Hall of Fame.[/caption]This year’s inductees into the Billiard Congress of America’s Hall of Fame are Edwin "Champagne Eddie" Kelly, 64, and Efren "The Magician" Reyes, 50…

[caption id="attachment_2550" align="alignright" width="150"] The ever-humble Reyes chalked his win up to luck.[/caption]Efren "Bata" Reyes took the title at the Mid Atlantic 9-Ball Championship in Chesapeake, Va., held Jan. 22-26. He defeated Korean ace Young Hwa Jeong, 13-7, revenging an earlier l…

[caption id="attachment_3718" align="alignright" width="150"] Reyes holds the winning check.[/caption]Efren Reyes triumphed at the 2002 International Challenge of Champions, held Aug. 14-15 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn. Reyes defeated Finland's Mika Immonen in a sudden-death winner-…