Efren “Bata” Reyes finished 2nd in the 9-Ball Banks at the 2010 Derby City Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. Efren took 2nd place in 9-Ball Banks. John Brumback, the defending champion, beat Efren in a heartbreaking final match. Efren “Bata” Reyes from Angeles City, Pampanga is playing in three different events at the Derby City Classic from January 22-30. He is favored to win the One-Pocket event again this year and is hoping to finish strong in the 9-Ball event to take the Overall Masters Title, which comes with a $20,000 bonus.
Efren Reyes is the winningest pool player in all events at Derby City
Efren Reyes has won this prestigious title numerous times before. To sum it up, he is the winningest pool player in all events at Derby City. Unexpectedly, this year’s Derby City Classic was not a Filipino star-studded tournament.
The absence of some of the Filipino Pool stars was missed not only by the Filipino audience but Americans as well. Truly yours is flying to Louisville Tuesday to join fellow Pinoy pool players for the 9-Ball event which starts Wednesday morning January 27th. The Philippines was represented by our own Living Legend of Pool Efren Reyes, Francisco Busamante, Rodolfo Luat, Alex Pagulayan, Jose Parica, Santos Sambajon, and Jun Almoite (9-Ball Event). Dennis Orcullo, Ronnie Alcano, Warren Kiamco, Lee Van Corteza, Ramil Gallego, and Antonio Lining are preparing for the World Team Championships in Hannover, Germany, from January 30th-February 7th.
My ever-dearest friend, Roberto Gomez, did not make it in time for the Derby City Classic, but I will try my best to bring him back to the U.S. for the next big events this year. I would like to thank my sponsors for their continuous support: HUSTLIN USA, TADD TIP & C&J PRIME DENTAL LAB, INC. I also need to acknowledge some friends & pool buddies in & around the Los Angeles area: Tony Torres Sr. & Jr. of Cerritos, Eddie, Jennifer, Gian & Elias of Illinois, Terry Nguyen, Hot Shots, Alex L. & his staff at STIX Billiards in Rancho Cucamonga, pool buddies Joel Acop, Andrew Troy, Janet Wang, David K, Carlo Gallego, Tony Binuahan, Ricky Buensuceso, & Roger Onate.