Sport and Games Atlas

How The Game Is Played
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Athlete

Efren Reyes

Precision Sports

Efren Reyes is a Filipino professional pool player, born on August 26, 1954, in Pampanga, who moved to Manila as a small child to live with his uncle, a pool hall owner. He has won well over a hundred international titles and was the first player to win world championships in two different pool disciplines, taking the WPA World Eight-ball Championship in 2004 and the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in 1999. He also won the 1994 U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship as the first non-American to do so, and with Francisco Bustamante he won the World Cup of Pool for the Philippines in 2006 and 2009. Nicknamed the Magician and Bata, he is regarded by many analysts, fans and players as the greatest pool player of all time.

Facts
Birth Year
1954 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
Connections

Competed In

Source Efren Reyes (Wikipedia)
Source Efren Reyes (Wikipedia)

Plays

Source Efren Reyes (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Efren Reyes (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Filipino professional pool player
Sources
1. Efren Reyes (Wikipedia)
  • Early life
    Reyes was born in Pampanga, Philippines, on August 26, 1954.
  • Lead
    A winner of over 100 international titles
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Filipino professional pool player
  • Competed In: WPA World Eight-ball Championship, Career
    He reached the final of the 2004 WPA World Eight-ball Championship
View the Source

Take a Related Quiz

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.