In the world of billiards, the name Siming Chen has long been an invincible symbol of Chinese billiards. With her radiant beauty and superb skills, she is known as the “goddess of billiards” – a name that is both beautiful and powerful. Siming not only conquers the audience with her attractive appearance, but also makes a series of opponents miserable with her precise and cold playing style like a professional assassin.
But no one expected that, in an unimaginable moment, living legend Efren “Bata” Reyes – who is known as the Wizard – would surprise the whole world by defeating Siming with just one magical shot. A short moment, but enough to shock the entire international billiards world.
It all happened in a special exhibition match – where Siming Chen confidently stepped onto the billiard table to face the Filipino legend, whom she once praised as “an immortal monument, but now on the other side of the peak.” That may be a true statement, but it also contains a bit of subjectivity from someone at the peak of her career like Siming.
She entered the match with confidence, a slight smile on her lips, and a determined look in her eyes. Everyone in the audience believed that this would be a “soft” but technical performance from Siming, and that Reyes – in her twilight years – would play more as a tribute than a competitor.
But... right from the first shots, people began to feel something very different. Reyes did not just step into the table like a veteran, he appeared like an artist, gradually controlling the marbles as if they were chess pieces in a fateful game that had been arranged in advance.
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Although Siming started very well, controlling the situation and forcing Reyes into difficult defensive positions, the Filipino Wizard quickly showed why he is considered one of the strangest players in history.
The game was coming to a dramatic conclusion when Siming took the lead and had only two balls left to finish the game. Everything seemed settled. But in just a few fateful seconds, Reyes made a shot that took the entire audience by surprise. With his familiar cue stick, he aimed at the number 3 ball in an extremely difficult situation – it was between two other balls that almost completely blocked his shot. No one thought he would hit it – even Siming squinted, looking doubtful.
And then… “CRACK!” – the sound of the collision echoed like thunder. The ball flew in a strange trajectory, gently spinning through the hair-thin gap between the two blocking balls, then lightly hitting the table, bouncing back and hitting the corner pocket as if guided by an invisible force. Siming was stunned. The audience jumped up. The camera zoomed in on Reyes’s face, still calm as if nothing had happened – but his eyes sparkled with mischievous joy.
That shot not only cleared the game, but also opened up a classic counterattack by Efren Reyes. He began to control the match, each shot became elegant and full of magic. Siming Chen – who was always mentally stable – began to waver. She made a mistake when she missed the 6 ball in a seemingly easy situation. Reyes did not miss the opportunity. In exactly three shots, he cleared the table and ended the game, leaving Siming only able to nod and smile in surprise but admiration.
At the end of the match, the audience erupted in thunderous applause. Commentators called it a “spectacular finisher” and described Reyes’s turning point as a work of art. Many compared that moment to the old legends – where time seemed to reverse, and Reyes returned to the image from the 90s: magical, unpredictable, unreadable.
Siming Chen – despite the defeat – still walked off the table with the utmost respect for her opponent. In her post-match interview, she shared:
“I thought I had won, until he made that shot. I couldn’t believe it… It wasn’t just technique, it was art. It was magic.”
The match quickly became a hot topic on social media. Clips of the “magic” shot were shared at a dizzying rate. Fans commented: “He didn’t age, he just hid his talent.” Sports news sites called this a “comeback without a title”, because in just one moment, Reyes once again affirmed why he was called the Magician – and no one could replace him in billiards history.
For those who thought Reyes’ golden age was over, the moment he defeated Siming Chen was like a rebuttal. No need for a long victory, no need for tricks, just a single shot – enough to make the whole world amazed.
And perhaps, Siming Chen – the Chinese Billiard Goddess – will never forget that match. Because she was not just facing an opponent, but a living legend – someone who can turn any billiard table into a magic stage.
