Popular Name: Bata Reyes, The Magician
Birth Name: Efren Timbol Reyes
Birth Date: August 26, 1954
Spouse: Susan Reyes
Children: Frennie and Chelo
Sport: Billiards
CAREER DISTINCTIONS (BILLIARDS)
- No. 2 in Pool & Billiard Magazine’s Top 20 Favorite Players (2007)
- Philippine Order of Lakandula Champion for Life Award (2006)
- Philippine Sportswriters Association’s Sportsman of the Year (1999, 2001, 2006)
- Philippine Sports Ambassador of South East Asian Games (2005)
- One-Pocket Hall of Fame (2004)
- Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame (2003)
- The Outstanding Filipino Awardee from Philippine Jaycees (1999)
- Philippine Legion of Honor (1999)
ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHT
- Starred in film ‘Pakners’ with Fernando Poe, Jr.
Bata Reyes
BASIC INFO
Popular Name: Bata Reyes, The Magician
Birth Name: Efren Timbol Reyes
Birth Date: August 26, 1954
Spouse: Susan Reyes
Children: Frennie and Chelo
Sport: Billiards
CAREER DISTINCTIONS (BILLIARDS)
- No. 2 in Pool & Billiard Magazine’s Top 20 Favorite Players (2007)
- Philippine Order of Lakandula Champion for Life Award (2006)
- Philippine Sportswriters Association’s Sportsman of the Year (1999, 2001, 2006)
- Philippine Sports Ambassador of South East Asian Games (2005)
- One-Pocket Hall of Fame (2004)
- Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame (2003)
- The Outstanding Filipino Awardee from Philippine Jaycees (1999)
- Philippine Legion of Honor (1999)
ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHT
- Starred in film ‘Pakners’ with Fernando Poe, Jr.
UPDATED October 2009