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 Reyes
OLD, PLH

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 Representing Philippines Men's eight-ball Asian Games 2002 Busan Singles Southeast Asian Games 1987 Jakarta Singles 2001 Kuala Lumpur Singles Men's rotation Southeast Asian Games 1991 Manila Team 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Singles 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Doubles 2001 Kuala Lumpur Singles Men's snooker Southeast Asian Games 1987 Jakarta Doubles 1987 Jakarta Team 1991 Manila Team Men's English billiards Southeast Asian Games 1987 Jakarta Singles 2001 Kuala Lumpur Team Men's 47/1 balkline billiards 1987 Jakarta Singles Men's one-cushion billiards Southeast Asian Games 2003 Saigon Singles 2011 Palembang Singles 2013 Naypyidaw Singles 2015 Kallang Singles 2019 Manila Singles 2021 Hanoi Singles Men's nine-ball Southeast Asian Games 2003 Saigon Singles Men's three-cushion billiards Southeast Asian Games 2011 Palembang Singles

Efren Manalang Reyes, OLD, PLH (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.