Efren Reyes

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Manalang and the surname or paternal family name is Reyes.

For the Filipino actors, see Efren Reyes Sr. and Efren Reyes Jr..

Efren Manalang Reyes, (born August 26, 1954), is a Filipino pool player. A winner of over 70 events, Reyes was the first player to win world championships in two types of pool. Reyes is a four-time World Eight-ball Champion, the nine-ball world champion in 1999, a two-time World Cup champion, a three-time US Open winner, a two-time World Pool League winner and a 13-time Derby City Classic winner – including an unprecedented five Master of the Table crowns. By defeating Earl Strickland in 1997, Reyes won the largest amount ever for one match -$100k.

Efren Reyes
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Efren Reyes at the 2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Born	(1954-08-26) August 26, 1954 Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines
Sport country	Philippines
Nickname	"The Magician", "Bata"
Professional	1978
Pool games	Nine-ball, eight-ball, ten-ball, one-pocket, rotation, balkline, three-cushion, one-cushion
Tournament wins
Major	U.S. Open Pool Championship (1994)
Other titles	100
World Champion	Nine-ball (1999), Eight-ball (2004)
Ranking info
Medal record Competitor for Philippines Men's eight-ball Asian Games Bronze 2002 Busan Singles Southeast Asian Games Gold 1987 Jakarta Singles Silver 2001 Kuala Lumpur Singles Men's rotation Southeast Asian Games Gold 1991 Manila Team Gold 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Singles Gold 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Doubles Silver 2001 Kuala Lumpur Singles Men's snooker Southeast Asian Games Gold 1987 Jakarta Doubles Bronze 1987 Jakarta Team Bronze 1991 Manila Team Men's English billiards Southeast Asian Games Gold 1987 Jakarta Singles Bronze 2001 Kuala Lumpur Team Men's 47/1 balkline billiards Silver 1987 Jakarta Singles Men's one-cushion billiards Southeast Asian Games Bronze 2003 Saigon Singles Bronze 2011 Palembang Singles Bronze 2013 Naypyidaw Singles Bronze 2015 Kallang Singles Bronze 2019 Manila Singles Bronze 2021 Hanoi Singles Men's nine-ball Southeast Asian Games Bronze 2003 Saigon Singles Men's three-cushion billiards Southeast Asian Games Bronze 2011 Palembang Singles

Efren Reyes Media

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  Efren Reyes. This is my personal picture that I took with my camera and may be released to public domain.

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  Reyes on a 2021 stamp of the Philippines