Philippines
Name:
Efren Reyes (left)
Nickname:
Bata
Home town:
Angeles City
Date of birth:
August 26, 1954
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
2006 World Cup of Pool, winning two legs of the 2006 Asian 9-Ball Tour and winning the IPT World 8-Ball Championship.
Career achievements:
Winning the World Championship in Cardiff in 1999, being inducted to the Hall of Fame by Billiard Congress of America in 2001, winning the World Cup of Pool with Francisco Bustamante in 2006.
Biggest disappointment:
Pool not being an Olympic event.
Favourite player:
Mike Sigel.
Cues used:
Special made by Filipino cuemaker.
Hobbies:
Chess
Like about pool:
Everything in it - the players, the crowds and the excitement of close matches.
Dislike about pool:
Jump shots
Describe yourself:
I am a simple man making a living by playing pool
Name:
Francisco Bustamante (right)
Nickname:
Django
Home town:
Tariac, Philippines
Date of birth:
December 29, 1963
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
2006 World Cup of Pool, Bali Open, Philippine 9-Ball Open
Career achievements:
Winning the World Cup of Pool in 2006 with Efren Reyes, being US player of the year in 1998 and winning three straight events in Japan.
Biggest disappointment:
Losing my daughter during the 2001 World Championship in Cardiff and losing to Earl Strickland in the final.
Favourite player:
Buddy Hall.
Cues used:
Bear cues
Hobbies:
Watching cockfights.
Like about pool:
Excitement of big prize money, money games.
Dislike about pool:
Overbearing local sports officials.
Describe yourself:
My whole life revolves around pool, it made me famous.
World Cup of Pool record
2006
- Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante - WINNERS
F - Won 13-5 v USA (Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris)
SF - Won 9-7 v Germany (Thomas Engert and Oliver Ortmann)
QF - Won 9-6 v Czech Republic (Roman Hybler and Michal Gavenciak)
L16 - Won 9-5 v Malaysia (Ibrahim Bin Amir and Patrick Ooi)
R1 - Won 9-0 v Malta (Tony Drago and Alex Borg)
2007 Campaign
R1
- Tuesday, September 25 (evening) v Scotland (Pat Holtz and Michael Valentine)
