Cue Sport Group

This boy slept on the table and dreamt about pool. Who would have thought that the kid who worked as a billiard attendant will now become one of the World’s Greatest Pool Player? Efren “BATA” Reyes is among the favorites in cue sports. He’s usually called “BATA” (Kid) since he was too young then working as an attendant and playing pocket billiards, so from then on it became his nickname.

Efren started playing pool when he was eight years old; he would stack cases of Coke three high so he could be able to shoot. For the first three years, he still learned a lot about the game. And with his perseverance and enthusiasm, Efren has made a huge name in the World of Pool Sports. Efren won in US Open Nine Ball Championship in 1994, he was the first non American to win the event. In 1999 He won in the WPA World 9-ball Championship and with his countless achievements and tremendous popularity the rest is history.

We knew Efren by many names, from ‘Bata’ to ‘The Magician’. And now as a Hall of Famer. Filipino Pool icon Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes has been voted into the sports’ Hall of Fame, a well-deserved award for one of the most famous and enigmatic players in the World of Cue Sports.

(Photo via insidesports.ph)