Efren Reyes Net Worth

What is Efren Reyes's Net Worth?

Efren Reyes is a Filipino professional pool player who has a net worth of $2 million. Widely considered to be the greatest pool player of all time, Efren Reyes has won more than 100 international titles and is the first pool player in history to win WPA world championships in two different pool disciplines. Among his notable titles are the 1994 US Open Nine-ball Championship, the 1999 World Pool Championship, the 2004 World Eight-ball Championship, seven Asian Nine-ball Tour titles, four All Japan Championships, and multiple Derby City Classic events.

Early Life

Efren Reyes was born on August 26, 1954 in Angeles, Philippines. When he was five years old, he moved to Manila to live with his uncle, who was the owner of a pool hall. Reyes cleaned the hall and slept on the pool tables. At the age of nine, he won his first money match, and after that became prolific in three-cushion billiards. Reyes eventually drew the attention of promoters who offered him opportunities to compete in major tournaments.

Professional Career, 1978-1999

Reyes turned professional in 1978, and the following year he won his first of four career All Japan Championships. He became famous in his homeland of the Philippines in the 1980s, starting with his win at the Philippine Rotation Championship in 1983. In 1985 and 1986, Reyes won back-to-back Nine-ball Opens in Las Vegas. He had a particularly big year in 1987 at the Southeast Asian Games, winning gold in the 47/1 balkline billiards singles event, gold in the English billiards doubles event, and bronze in the English billiards team event. Reyes's last major titles of the 1980s were the 1988 Nine-ball Championship and the 1989 Nine-ball Open. In the early 1990s, he claimed the 1991 Taipei Cup, gold in the snooker team event at the Southeast Asian Games in Manila, and the 1992 International Eight-ball Classic, among other titles.

In 1994, Reyes became globally renowned after he became the first non-American to win the US Open Nine-ball Championship. Two years later, he made headlines for beating Earl Strickland in a special three-day race-to-120 nine-ball challenge with a $100,000 winner-take-all prize. This was the largest purse in professional pool event history. At the end of the decade, Reyes won gold in both the singles and doubles snooker events at the Southeast Asian Games in Bandar Seri Begawan, and he also won the $60,000 World Pool Championship. For his incredible year in 1999, he was given the Philippine Legion of Honor and the Outstanding Filipino Award, as well as his first Philippine Sportsman of the Year honor.

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Professional Career, 2000-Present

In his first major title of the 21st century, Reyes won the 2000 US Open One-pocket Championship. He continued his success in 2001 by winning the Tokyo Nine-ball Open, the Masters Nine-ball Championship, and the World Pool League. Reyes won the World Pool League again in 2002, the same year he won the International Challenge of Champions. In 2003, he was inducted into the Billiard Congress of American Hall of Fame. The following year, Reyes made history by becoming the first player ever to win WPA world championships in two different disciplines, which he did after winning the WPA World Eight-ball Championship. In 2005, he won the IPT King of the Hill Eight-ball Shootout, topping his previous record for biggest-ever tournament earnings when he claimed a $200,000 purse.

Although Reyes won the $500,000 IPT World Open Eight-ball Championship in 2006, he was unable to claim the money due to IPT's financial troubles. The same year, he partnered with Francisco Bustamante to represent the Philippines at the inaugural World Cup of Pool, where the pair won the final. The duo won the World Cup of Pool final again in 2009. In 2010, Reyes was inducted into the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame. He has continued to rack up championships since then, including multiple Derby City Classic events, the 2011 US Open One-pocket Championship, the 2014 Manny Pacquiao Ten-ball Championship, and the 2019 Junior Norris Memorial Nine-ball Shootout. In 2024, Reyes was an inaugural inductee to the World Billiards Hall of Fame at the new World Billiards Museum in Yushan, China.

Personal Life

With his wife Susan, Reyes has three children and resides in Angeles, Philippines.

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