Efren Reyes Net Worth , Career, Awards, Biography 2022

Welcome back another Motivational blog about Efren Reyes Net Worth , Career, Awards, Biography of 2022. Efren Manalang, a Filipino legend in pool, He won the World title in two categories.

Mr. Reyes, affectionately called “The Magician” by his fans, defeated Earl Strickland at the 1996 “Colour of Money” event. He also won $100,000, which is the largest single-event prize in pool history. He also won the 1999 WPA World Nineball.

Efren Reyes 2022 Biography and Net worth

Mr. Efren won the title of Eightball Championship four times. He also won the Derby City Classic a record fourteen times, World Pool League twice, US Open twice, World Pool League twice. Mr. Efren know for the best pool player of all time, with five Master of the Table crowns to his credit.

Efren Reyes Early Career

Reyes began his career as a billiards assistant in his youth at a family-owned billiard hall. He developed an interest in many cue sports during that time. The game was then taught to him. He was too short to reach the height of the table at the time. He began practicing pool on coca-cola bottles.

In the 1960s, he started to play ‘three-cushion’ billiards. He was a winner of many small tournaments and gambling matches by the 1970s. Promoters saw his potential and decided to place him in major tournaments after he had won several competitions. Reyes was soon selected to be part of ‘Team Philippines’ at the 1978 RP Japan Pocket Billiards Tournament.

Efren Reyes Professional Job

Efren’s first major break came in 1983 when he beat Pepito Dancing with a score of 39-32 at the Philippine Professional Pocket Billiards Championships. He moved to the United States shortly thereafter to pursue his hustle and gain international recognition. Reyes was a top player in the Philippines during the 1990s, having won several major tournaments in America, Europe and in his home country.

After defeating Nick Varner in 1994, Reyes became the first non-American winner of the US Open Nine Ball Championship. After some time he was selected to play Earl Strickland at the 1996 ‘Colour of Money” match, Reyes created a lot of media attention. Reyes won the match with a score 120-117, and he also took home a $100,000 pool prize. After the WPA World Nineball Championship began broadcasting on television in 1999, Reyes became the first pool player to win it.

In 2001, he won the $170K price money. It was also the largest winning prize of that time. In 2002, he defeated Mika Immonen to win the ICC “International Challenge of Champions”. He also won $50K. Reyes was then crowned the WPA World Eight Ball Champion and became the first pool player to win the title in both of these disciplines.

Efren Reyes Childhood

Mr.Reyes was born in 1954, in the Philippines’ Pampanga region. Reyes moved to Manila with his entire family at the age of five. He was passionate about the game of pool as a child. He earned the nickname “Bata” during this time. In Filipino, it literally means “kid”. Efren, a senior player at the time, gave him his name. He started to be praised by his Filipino counterparts during his early years of his career.

During his first trip to the United States, however, he used an alternate name. Reyes once stated in an interview

Efren Reyes Movies Media Career.

Reyes was seen in the 2003 Filipino movie, ‘Pakners’. He was accompanied by Fernando Poe Jr. Reyes also appeared in a short film called “Nineball” in 2007. Anjo Yllana was the young Efren Resnes in an episode of the Filipino TV show ‘Magpakailanman. Reyes was portrayed as a tournament competitor after he quit his job as a money player.

Efren Reyes Net Worth 2022

According to reports from 2022, Efren Reyes’ net worth is currently estimated at around $2 million. He has many endorsement deals and tournament earnings. Mr.Reyes has an impressive collection of luxury cars.

Efren Reyes Accolades

Billiards Digest Magazine Declared Mr Reyes is a first Player of the Year in 1995, In 2003, and he was also the first Asian pool player who get America’s Hall of Fame.

In 2005, he was elected the Philippine Sports Ambassador, Mr. Reyes was voted second in the Pool & Billiard Magazine’s “Fans Top 20 Favourite Player” poll in 2007. He is without doubt the greatest pool player ever.

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Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 1985 to 2022

Efren Honours and Awards 1985 to 1992

• 1985: Chicago Billiard cafe open
• 1986 Sands Regency Nine-Ball Championship
• 1988 PBA McDermott Masters Nine-Ball
• 1990 Taipei World Cup
• 1992 World Nine-Ball Open Tokyo
• 1992 International Nine-Ball Classic

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 1994

• 1994 PBT Bicycle Club Invitational
• 1994 U.S. Open Nine Ball Championships

Efren Reyes Awards 1995

1. 1995 Sands Regency Open 21 Nine-Ball Championship.
2. 1995 PBT World Eight-Ball Championship.
3. 1995 Pro Tour Nine-Ball Championship.
4. 1995 Maine 14.1 Event. Bicycle Club VII.

Efren Reyes Awards 1996

• 1996: The Colour of Money.
• 1996 PBT World Eight-Ball Championship.
• 1996 PBT Legends of Nine-Ball Championship.
• 1996 Camel World Nine-Ball Championship.
• 1996 PBT Western Open.
• 1996 PBT Florida Flare up III.

Efren Reyes Awards 1997

• 1997: PCA Treasure Island Resort Event
• 1997 PCA Shooters Challenge

Efren Reyes Awards 1998

• 1998 Camel South Jersey Ten-Ball Open
• 1998 World Eight-Ball Championship

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 1999

• 1999 ESPN Ultimate Nine-Ball Challenge
• 1999 ESPN Ultimate Shootout.

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 2000

1. 2000 U.S. Open One-Pocket Championship.
2. 2000 PBT World Eight-Ball Championship.
3. 2000 Camel Pro Eight-Ball Championship.
4. 2000 Pennsylvania State Nine-Ball Championship.
5. 2000 USA Billiards Challenger Event 2.

Reyes Honours and Awards 2001

• 2001 World Pool League.
• 2001 Tokyo Open 9-Ball.
• 2001 US Masters Nine-Ball.
• 2001 International Billiard Tournament.
• 2001 Accu-Stats Eight-Ball Invitational.
• 2001 The Color of Money II.

Efren’s Honours and Awards 2002

1. 2002 Asian Games Eight Ball Singles Bronze,
2. 2002 World Pool League
3. 2002 Cafe Puro Challenge of the Masters.
4. 2002 Shooters Labor Day Weekend Open Nine Ball,
5. 2002 ESPN International Challenge of Champions.

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 2003

• 2003 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.
• 2003 World Classic Billiards Tournament.
• 2003 Las Vegas Nine-Ball Open.
• 2003 San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour
• 2003 Mid-Atlantic Nine-Ball Championship.
• 2003 All Japan Championship.

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 2004

1. 2004 WPA World Eight-Ball Championship.
2. 2004 On Cue 3; Intercontinental Conquest.
3. 2004 San Miguel Asian9-Ball Tour,
4. 2004 Singapore Leg, San Miguel Asian9-Ball Tour,
5. 2004 Vietnam Leg, San Miguel Asian9-Ball Tour,
6. 2004 Taiwan Leg,
7. 2004 Derby City Classic Master of the Table,
8. 2004 Derby City Classic One-Pocket.

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 2005

• 2005 IPT King of the Hill Eight Ball Shootout,
• 2005 San Miguel Asian Nine-Ball Tour
• 2005 All Japan Championship.

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 2006

• 2006 San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour,
• 2006 Indonesia Leg,
• 2006 IPT World Open Eight-Ball Championship
• 2006 World Cup of Pool
• 2006 San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour,
• 2006 Derby City Classic One-Pocket

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 2007

• 2007 Derby City Classic Master of the Table Derby City Classic One-Pocket

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 2009

• 2009 World Mixed Doubles Classic
• 2009 Galveston World Classic One Pocket
• 2009 World Cup of Pool (with Francisco Bustamante).

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 2010

• 2010 Spanish Open. Predator International Ten Ball Championship.
• 2010 Derby City Classic Master of the Table.
• 2010 Derby City Classic Fatboy Challenge 10-Ball.
• 2010 Derby City Classic Nine-Ball.
• 2010 Asia vs. Europe Challenge Match.

Mr.Efren Honours and Awards 2011

• 2011 World Mixed Doubles Classic,
• 2011Rubilen Amit,
• 2011US Open One Pocket Championship

Mr.Reyes Honours and Awards 2012 to 2014

1. 2012 Chuck Markulis Memorial 1-Pocket Division
2. 2014 MP Cup Gensan International Open 10 Ball,
3. 2014 Smokin’ Aces One Pocketet Shootout
4. 2014 Derby City Classic One Po

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 2018

• 2018 Taiwan Pool
• 2018 The Break Room 8 Ball Classic
• 2018 1st Asian Culture Day Lifetime Achievement Award

Efren Reyes Honours and Awards 2019

• 2019 “6th Annual Junior Norris Memorial Shootout 9 Ball Champion

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