BUDDY HALL vs EFREN REYES - 2000 US Open 9-Ball Championship

Two former US Open 9-Ball Champions battling it out at what was easily the most prestigious title on American soil.
“The Rifleman” Buddy Hall and “The Magician” Efren Reyes have both already won every major accolade available in the game. Hall had just been inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame, and would be joined a couple years later by Reyes.
Grady Mathews and Mark Wilson called the match.
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[@FloydMaxwell]

Quality production. Thank you everyone.

[@rogerscottcathey]

I think after three attempts to set the rack, if the opposing player is dissatisfied he should have to do it himself . . . and allow inspection by the opposing player. Better yet, require a ref to set them, no questions asked.

[@GT-1902]

Scott sometimes did that too back then.

[@trudaroof]

People today have no idea what a giant Buddy was in 9 ball. Unbeatable & the world knew it.

[@AlexM-tc7ch]

Buddy Hall of Fame!

[@godjhaka]

Buddy is the GOAT

[@tgh223]

he is

[@fredsavage4925]

Two contrasting but equally beautiful strokes.

[@osirisgolad]

Interesting, isn't it? Efren's stroke is completely unteachable and the result of learning to feel every little nuance and compensating for it intuitively over thousands of repetitions. Buddy's stroke is pretty much perfect if you want to get a new player started on the right foot and it looks like the thing is on rails and nothing is left to chance. Yet they both work fantastically and are aesthetically pleasing at the same time.

[@godjhaka7376]

​@@osirisgoladbuddy has always been known as the smoothest best stroke, Efren has NEVER been known for that until a random KZbinr named fredSavage said something. Efren looks like he's having a stroke to me. He has a short stroke on the last one that's sped up. It doesn't look natural or smooth, not like buddy

[@godjhaka7376]

@1:22:12 here and the entire video they talk about how beautiful and smooth buddy stroke is. They don't say the same of Efren

[@tgh223]

thank yall so much for this video with buddy hall playing not many on here

[@godjhaka]

Efren never had a chance against a real legend.

[@ibanez33150]

Mark Wilson is the best commentator!

[@diathekedriven]

Totally agree

[@HillbillyIslandLife]

PERFECT REAR PAUSE @ 47:47. Perfect example of Buddy's perfect stroke!

[@rogerscottcathey]

If you're wearing headphones, careful of Grady's whistling sibilants . . . They're piercing! Lol

[@Clutchdonkey]

Lol

[@ledinhhuy88]

they are. but on some headphones, they are less apparent.

[@Poppyblockhead]

It’s so ridiculous 😂. He also mentioned that he’s slim compared to buddy about 15x

[@RudolphDavis-xv6pg]

I'm 😊😊😊😊​@@ledinhhuy88

[@RudolphDavis-xv6pg]

​@@ledinhhuy88 ,

[@edisonedison1103]

In my opinion, I feel like Efren was dissatisfied or unhappy during the entire game. He has a different personality. Thanks for share.

[@johnstorton]

Whatever the reason, his playing was off.

[@godjhaka]

Regardless of your excuses he still had no chance against Buddy Hall regardless. There's a reason Efren only has 1 US open win and Earl Strickland has 5, and SVB has 5 and won 3 in a row. THE GOATS

[@edisonedison1103]

Efren is the GOAT.

[@FingerJam12]

@@godjhaka lol, the U.S. open? Efren won well over 100 Pro tournaments and like 70 something international titles. Efren has won more money than any other player. Once for like 6 or 7 years in a row. He was player of the decade from the U.S. BMA. You can't have "THE GOATS" lol. It is a contradiction. I love Earl as well and sure he won more but his attitude is why I don't like him as much. He was/is an amazing player tho

[@andrewverrett568]

​@godjhaka efren embarrasses Strickland everytime they play. And efren has won plenty of other major titles. The US open isn't the only tournament with the best players in it. Efren the greatest all around player ever. And buddy hall was only great for a few years. Efren stayed great for decades, even Strickland fell off more than reyes over the years. Reyes was still winning major titles while Strickland was losing before the final 16

[@samforbes9055]

Efren was not at his best. He missed many shots he normally makes, and his defensive play was not sharp as it usually is. Buddy played well, but this was Efren’s game to lose.

[@dannyorsello8668]

Mr Hall, The Rifleman, is one of the greatest nine ball players that ever lived. I used to watch him play when he was thin. I do remember there was a tournament where Efferent Reyes was playing in America when he received the news that his father had passed away. Is this the one? I can't say but I do know this was a terrible performance by him not taking anything away from Buddy, he is great.

[@dreamscometrue2755]

The day the magician (Efren) ran out of magic 🚫🪄🙅

[@pete1735]

The only time

[@godjhaka7376]

​​@@pete1735no, many times. Sir Raymond Cueleman whooped Efren so bad he won't even play carom/balkline anymore. Efren was always afraid to play Jose Parica and avoided him. Efren only has 1 US Open despite going multiple years.. his magic didn't work there as SVB and Earl Strickland both have 5 each😢

[@Brownie-tg3nu]

I remember watching Buddy in a tournament in Kentucky get beat by a local pro from Akron Ohio in the early 1990’s. The guy played absolutely jam up, I wish I knew that guys name.

[@Gunzby]

Hmmm from that area there were a lot of great players around that time. My guess would be JR Gay. Frank Zummo was east of Cleveland and Troy Frank was south of there I think. All played amazing at that time

[@jdub6782]

Don Steel beat Buddy around that time. He was a local pro from Greensburg,Pa.

[@wellnix53]

I grew up around Buddy and always wondered how much higher up in world recognition he could have gone at 75 pounds lighter.

[@Otingocni]

He was skinny in his gambling days and dominated giving hofers like Sigel weight and winning.

[@stlpinstriping7772]

This has always made me think back to Buddy Hall vs. Mike LeBron at the 1991 Challenge of Champions. The infamous "dump". Everything about Efren was very uncharacteristic here. I never ignore the possibility of some huge side action being taken advantage of that could have a bigger payout than the tournament.

[@tonytechsupport]

The commentator sure can whistle.

[@giannirocco7493]

Looks like they're playing on a GC4.

[@Salesman]

These look like the black gold crown 3s.

[@pbbelk4136]

it’s a GC 4 black

[@pete1735]

Efren was just wore out you could tell he was not his self like to see them on a rematch

[@Fleur_de_lis2k]

Hall must have beaten a lot of pro players just with his technical fundamentals alone. Great legend!

[@godjhaka]

Hall is the GOAT. I know it's before your time, but no one would ever say Efren was better than Buddy. He's more than a legend, he helped teach many great players and give them tips like CJ Wiley for instance. He also invented the Clock System... efren hasn't invented anything or gave anything to the pool world, not even an Efren cue. Buddy has many books, gadgets, and teachings.

[@ahmadfuadi9382]

👍✊ N I C E 😘❤️

[@nickb7817]

This was one of the highest level of play of any tournament ever. Huge strong field. Earl could have given everyone 3 games plus

[@godjhaka]

@2:00 the reason they say this is because they only watch 8 and 9ball and watch ZERO billiards, balkline carom etc. What Efren does is not special in those games... in fact he sucks with cue ball control and maneuvering balls when you see real masters of the craft. But regardless of his skill, it wasn't enough to win more than 1 US Open or be the GOAT like SVB and Earl Strickland are.

[@TimAtkinson-qs6sv]

Buddy Hall pretty good too!!!!

[@godjhaka]

Hi and welcome to the beautiful world of Billiards and particularly Pool! You should read a book about Buddy Hall, then put some respect on his name. More legendary and GOAT than Efren for sure, and that's an underrated commented.

[@10efranco]

Relax. That passive aggressive behavior is going to kill you

[@tomshaw661]

pat fleming is the 'man'.

[@vebnew]

I played Efren in 2017; the game was the best three out of five in nine ball. Of course he beat me and I enjoyed it. - - - If you are ever in the Huntsville Alabama area just stop by Steve's Cue and Grill - - - as you walk in you will see a picture of Efren and I on the left just outside the entrance of my cue repair shop - - - I'm there every week, if I'm not in my shop just walk up to the bar and look to your right - - - I am normally setting at the first table having coffee or unsweetened tea if I am not teaching someone how to shoot pool - - - if you shoot pool, since I own all the Diamond pool tables in the bar, the table time will be on me and I will let you break!

[@pete1735]

Every one talking about buddys weight look at Minnesota fatts weight didn't bother him

[@dwsnsgp]

Hard for him to put on a little body english.

[@millionairesclubllc3193]

Buddy Hall, a true master of the sport.

[@lasleona6325]

This is disgraceful. I was talking to one of the house sticks at Griffs (a famous hustler ) about this match, I had seen it years ago. He told me that the rack thing was an old sharking technique along with talking to your opponent and moving when your in the line of sight before he shot . He knew Efren and told me Efren didn't get sharked. He was disgusted by a world level tournament that didn't even have a referee on a tv match. He just wanted to get out of there. You might also notice at 15:49 and 29:17 that the camera man got directly in Efren's line of sight on somewhat critical shots. Down low and close up. It was not unusual for a hustler to pay the camera man 50 dollars to do that. at what most pool players called the " hustlers ball " ( US Open ) back then. Even in the Philippines they have a ref. and a neutral person racking the balls.

[@tgh223]

get a life

[@williamclinard2438]

More excuses for Efren. Buddy hall beat him flat in every aspect of the game. He had done this several times to Efren.

[@godjhaka]

@@williamclinard2438 IKR Efren could never beat Buddy Hall and many others I could name... Efren only has 1 US Open remember? Earl STrickland has 5 and SVB has 5 and won 3 in a row + won 2 world titles consecutively too. All the YT shorts of EFren got people beliving he's the goat and better than he really is, when his only edge is playing balkline and other billiards games young... but if you put Efren up against the best of Billiards (like Raymond C.) he is always destroyed. You'd be a fool to play Buddy for anything even a penny. Buddy has many books and taught many great players. Efren doesn't even have a cue line let alone book.

[@godjhaka]

@lasleona6325 what is disgraceful is making excuses

[@aguspuad5942]

Dulu mainan reyes gak begitu bagus tp aneh ya dijuluki magican😊

[@godjhaka]

@12:43 Efren: Worse break in the game 😂

[@charlesharsha6527]

Buddy beat everyone for money. The only player that beat Buddy for money was Parica.

[@0Caracalla]

@48:30

[@davereid3708]

Yes total gamesmanship. NOT HAPPY!!

[@GT-1902]

Efren always had problems playing Buddy because Buddy beat him gambling.

[@larrywhipit5204]

What was the game?

[@tgh223]

@@larrywhipit5204 nine ball dallas texas when buddy hall was in his prime efren will tell u only person he couldnt beat buddy way past prime here

[@GT-1902]

@@tgh223 That's right. Yes. Buddy past his prime here.

[@godjhaka]

@@tgh223 Lot of players efren feared and didn't play. Remember Efren only has 1 US Open (and its not even really legitimate) when Earl Strickland has 5, SVB has 5 and won 3 in a row (only human in existence to), not to mention SVB won 2 world titles consecutively as well, all things efren was never good enough to accomplish. Other players Efren is afraid of and don't play: Mike Sigel (Efren actually idolized and learned from watching MIke Sigel play), Jose Parica(Efren fears of filipino players who are better like Jose and Bustamante) . Hell today it would be SVB , gorst, Filler.. all players superior to Efren. Not to mention Louie St. Louie, he probably wouldn't play Lord Raymond Ceulemans in balkline/billiards again lol

[@godjhaka]

@@GT-1902 and still beat Efren who was in his prime still. Buddy was the GOAT but todays youtube generation only know efren as that's all the videos they make, though efren don't even have more than 1 US Open win.

[@LecotAnalista-fb8py]

Talo bata natin

[@dillhole4603]

👁️👁️ hello

[@williamclinard2438]

Both commentators spent the last thirty minutes making excuses for Efren. The plain and simple truth was Buddy Hall beat him flat in every aspect of that match. It was not the first time that Buddy Hall had done that to Efren.

[@godjhaka]

@2:21 : Instead of eat for your blood type, humans should eat based on their natural biology. That means fruits and vegetables only... that's why humans have to cook meat and can't eat it raw naturally like a lion because you'll die of salmonella and other disease that don't affect real meat aka dead body eaters. You wouldn't be so sick, your pool game would be 100x better as your eyesight, stamina, and abilities all increase as your arteries are no longer clogged by animal fats. You'll be smarter and more sharper. That's why we've yet to see the best pool player of all time... That player will be a black vegan.

[@quickstep2408]

okay… i knew something was wrong about you and some screws are loose in your head from your emotional comments. but youre one of those anti-meat crazies… tell you what, just because of that i’m going to eat a nice juicy steak tonight… 😂 aww are you going to cry?

[@bluedoggum8373]

Pay efren in bananas

[@millionairesclubllc3193]

@30:50 The difference though between Michael Jordan and Efren is that MJ actually has the accolades, trophies, and titles to be called the GOAT, whereas in US Billiards that would be SVB and possibly Earl Strickland.