<Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Southeast Asian Games </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2011 Palembang </Td> <Td> Singles </Td> </Tr> <P> Efren Manalang Reyes, OLD, PLH (born August 26, 1954), popularly known as Efren "Bata" Reyes and nicknamed' The Magician', is a Filipino professional pool player . A winner of over 70 international titles, Reyes was the first person in history to win World Championships in two different disciplines in pool . Among his numerous titles Reyes is a four - time World eight - ball champion, the 1999 World Nine - ball champion, a three - time US Open champion, a two - time World Pool League champion and a 14 - time Derby City Classic champion - including an unprecedented five "Master of the Table" crowns . By defeating Earl Strickland in the inaugural Color of Money event in 1996, Reyes took home the largest single event purse in pool history . Many analysts, fans, and current and former players consider Reyes to be the greatest pool player of all time . </P> <P> Reyes was born in Pampanga in the Philippines in 1954 . He moved to Manila with his family at the age of 5 . In Manila, he worked as a billiards attendant at his uncle's billiards hall, where he started learning the various cue sports . Because he was not tall enough to reach the pool table, he played while standing on Coca - Cola cases that he moved around . At night, while he was dreaming of playing pool, the pool table was his bed . </P>

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