On a tense and exciting afternoon, hundreds of fans gathered at the prestigious arena to witness a match that no one expected to go down in the history of world billiards. The match between "Filipino Wizard" Efren "Bata" Reyes and a veteran legend from the United States - known as "Old American General" - seemed to be a match of equal strength, but in the end it became a private stage for Reyes to show off the magic that only he could create on the billiard table.
Right from the first shots, the audience felt the clear difference. The American entered the match with an experienced demeanor, cold eyes, and each move was carefully calculated. He was not a novice, but one of the people who laid the foundation for the development of billiards in the United States, with a series of titles and extensive experience. But within the first few minutes, the “Old General” began to realize that he was not facing an ordinary player – he was facing a living legend, a pool table artist.
Efren Reyes entered the match without much fanfare, without much fanfare, but his eyes sparkled with confidence and mischief. As soon as his opponent left the table in disarray, Reyes stepped up, studied the game for a few brief seconds – and then, the magic happened. With a seemingly impossible shot, he sent the cue ball flying over three blocks, hitting the rail, turning at the right angle and pocketing the target ball, leaving the entire stadium in awe.
“He didn’t have time to react,” one spectator shouted. “Reyes did it so fast, so perfectly. No one could have predicted that shot!”
Each subsequent shot was like a short symphony, with Reyes in complete control. The looping shots, the powerful yet controlled shots, the long-range “clearing” shots – all of them made the audience hold their breath and stand up to applaud when the last ball finally fell into the pocket.
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“The Old General” was no pushover – at times he even tried to counterattack using the same tactics that had won him many big matches. He used clever defensive shots, placing the ball in extremely difficult positions to force Reyes into mistakes. But Efren, with his machine-like calculation and absurd flexibility, still solved all of those situations with moves that even the television cameras had to rewind and analyze many times.
In another notable situation, the cue ball was stuck in the corner of the table, in front of a dense wall of balls. No one – not even the veteran commentators – believed that this shot could pocket the target ball. But Reyes gently hit the ball with a backspin, sending the cue ball around the blocks like a twirler, and then suddenly tapping the object ball and pocketing it as if he had done it a million times.
The arena was silent for a few seconds—then erupted into screams, whistles, and applause.
The Old General, his face contemplative, could not hide his surprise. He shook his head, smiling faintly, as if asking himself, “How did he do that?”
The difference was not just in skill, but in spirit. Reyes never looked down on his opponents, but always showed respect, bowing before and after every shot, smiling gently even when his opponent made a good shot. That was what made a legend: the calmness, the courtesy, and the ability to turn any match into an artistic performance.
The match ended with a convincing victory for Efren Reyes. The score was not just a number, but also a testament to the superiority in class, creativity, and top sportsmanship. The American, despite losing, still stood up to shake Reyes’ hand with a smile and a respectful nod – as an admission that he had encountered a true genius.
After the match, social media exploded with millions of video shares of Reyes’ “magical” shot. Many people called him a “modern wizard”, a “billiards stage artist”. And perhaps the most beautiful thing was when audiences from all over the world – even those who had never heard of billiards – began to care, learn, and appreciate this sport thanks to that magical performance.
The story of the “Old American General” and Efren Reyes is more than just a match – it is a collision of two worlds: between experience and genius, between technique and art, between past and present. And the result: magic won.
In the hearts of billiards lovers, that moment will be talked about for many years to come – as a living proof that, when Efren Reyes steps onto the court, all limits can be broken. And even the battle-hardened “Old General” can only stand and watch, smile and accept that: he has just witnessed something extraordinary.
