Efren Bata Reyes v Billy Thorpe ᴴᴰ Derby City Classic 2017 Round 9 [New 2017 Match]

[@josephlee4337]

Of my 45 years of watching Efren shooting... I still have not seen anyone come along shoot prettier pool than him. I am sure, all pool player, both pros and amateurs would agree Efren is the prettiest pool player to watch.

[@SmoothCriminaltripleOG]

Wow, who is this young gun billy Thorpe, what a player you are young man, thank you for that game. And I’m a huge efren Reyes fan and I have to say if you stay at this game it’s going to be your name people will be talking about in the future. And I have to add you talking about the game and complimenting efren for the game he played was a class act.

[@qsviewsrpgs4571]

Excellent match and top-notch sportsmanship as well. Great to see.

[@briankdaniels]

Love a hill to hill match! The commentary was what i enjoyed the most of this match! No Upstate Al putting in his two cents and getting it wrong every other shot!

[@pablouson2118]

Hj

[@pablouson2118]

Ikuu

[@ugaugauga488]

Me too. I would rather just hear the balls.

[@gtzaskar6353]

Efren is always a joy to watch. Thanks for the upload.

[@loriw2661]

“That dude is so clutch!” (Love the way Billy said that!) I love the way Billy enjoyed watching Efren. He’s a true connoisseur of the game and appreciates great play. Well done, Billy!! Efren is the G.O.A.T. and you were a lot of fun to listen to after the match was over!❤️

[@ugaugauga488]

This guy Billy is excellent. Efren still can compete even at this age. Sometimes he's extra sharp, when it matters. Other times he has lapses. Efren the GOAT of course.

[@taftgill7812]

Honestly...AMAZING play by both!

[@MrRex1949]

Efren Bata Reyes played Ok. Even though he was sick. He never quits Because of sickness and keeps right on playing pool. That is a dedicated Pool player if you ask me. Him being real sick makes anybody not shoot There best or do there best at any sports. And Efren was sick during this Pool Tournament. I can say the man has a (Heart Of Gold). As sometimes he Helps others in desperate needs and gives his winnings to complete Strangers In order to help them. Bless his heart. Good man there. Thanks for allowing everyone to watch these Pool Games on here also. I hope you continue to Keep this going like this. 🎱🇺🇸

[@LVSinger]

MrRex1949 : "Efren played okay"!?! He played PERFECT dum-dum. Your knowledge of him and pool is as weak as your grammar and syntax. After you learn the difference between an adverb and a personal pronoun you can study a little pool.

[@MrRex1949]

Truman Peyote : Let me tell you something here. #1. I like Efren Bata Reyes. He is one hell of a Pool Player. And not only I mentioned about Efren Bata Reyes being off in playing Pool. But others did as well. All because they mentioned like me he was sick and had a bad cold. Causing him not to play as good as he generally does. I noticed you never said a dang word to others who said the same thing I did. Was that because you're a racist or something huh???? You better learn to read better and re-read what I indicated OK? As if you read my message. I never made no indications he was a bad Pool Player. Get your facts straight. 👍🎱🇺🇸

[@LVSinger]

"Racist"? You're quite pathetic with your absurd insinuations. Along with the rest of your errors of ignorance, which I've previously outlined. If you were capable of comprehension, and had minimal intelligence you'd probably be smart enough not to attempt defending the indefensible.

[@Yonks2Remember]

Truman Peyote a fucking grammar nazi on KZbin hahahaha Got damn virgins....

[@MrRex1949]

Julio Sarmiento : Well spoken like a ignorant Barrack Hussein Obama kiss A**er! Who believed everything he said. 😂 here. 🇺🇸

[@PumpkinHalloweed88]

I appreciate Billy not making excuses and giving Efren his due props... Billy played great. But Efren... the man is 60 something years old, and still holding his own against todays top pros.

[@SidneyB76]

Thank you Genipool for all your videos it is GREATLY appreciated!!!!!!!

[@ugaugauga488]

Yes indeed, thank you Genipool.

[@jeremygibson9006]

They both played like absolute machines. I’m normally rooting for efren but I won’t lie when I say this was a match I truly didn’t care about the outcome of. Both of them deserved a win and both of them walked away from this positively.

[@ugaugauga488]

Yes, they were. Efren actually had to dig into tools chest there to pull that ending off. He even gave maintenance to his stick. And like a true master he did it. He seems to have nerves of steel. Billy was exceptional too.

[@Sharivari]

please never ever leave us again :(

[@fastballonly]

Very good match. Hardly any mistakes after the first two games. Wonderful run-out in the last game by Reyes. On the hill. Long shot on the one, nails it and gets perfect shape on the two. But after that, every shot was a testy shot. Pulling that out at that moment is what makes him a champion.

[@nolanbrentley8431]

instablaster

[@ugaugauga488]

Good summary. Exactly.

[@jeremystark3350]

incredible run out in the last frame by Efren. Kept getting out of line and shooting his way out of trouble. one of the greatest pressure run outs ever.

[@ugaugauga488]

Yes indeed! And he took his time and fine-tuned his cue stick. He seemed to turn on into a beast mode as if he was playing for a $100,000 prize.

[@LVSinger]

Super video Geni ! Clear, focused, great camera work.

[@TaxiSlim]

What a great match. Thanks for the upload.

[@brosephcash]

Sooooo glad to see GeniPool14 back up!!!!!!

[@striperross4975]

Wow! @1:15:25 when efren was aiming at the 9 ball...i didn't have any clue on how he'll get the cue ball to that spot after making the 8 ball.

[@henryv711]

I notice that too, what a vision.

[@jeremystark3350]

from 1:11:01 shows why he's probably the greatest shot maker ever.

[@ugaugauga488]

Yes, are you kidding me? That alone would've freaked me out. You have to have nerves of steel and be super focused. And then once he gave maintenance to his stick, he went into beast mode. Absolutely amazing.

[@Grant-vk6zo]

I really like this Billy Thorpe as well. Very good but was also extremely respectful of his competition. I really like to see that.

[@lajohnson1ly]

"That dude is so clutch." Yes, he showed some class there. That was a good match to watch.

[@ugaugauga488]

This is my first-time seeing Thorpe and I'll look up more of his matches. I liked what he brought in both game and attitude. Very professional.

[@marvbracket3909]

that rack 9 was a master class

[@teemmoe528]

1:15:23 he already knew where to land the Q-ball in preparation to hit the 9. Whatta shot!!!

[@Tidoublemy]

When's the next Efren video coming out, genipool? We NEED more Efren!!!

[@parthavmody4878]

That 9th rack was crazy

[@Stollberger72]

Probably one of the best frames of 9-ball ever played. It's good to see that even the old Efren still has some magic in his talented fingers! :-)

[@alekstufa1026]

What a great game......They both played very well.......just Reyes would not surprise you........I seen many times Reyes will deal with pressure very well in the and couple racks

[@MrCorocito]

Efren ejemplo de humildad, un gran campeón

[@hugosolis9363]

Im glad he is still on the run

[@jesleysnipes3758]

Steady that camera! steady.... steady..... steh... thank you!

[@gtzaskar6353]

No commentating, just pool. Two big thumbs up.

[@jesleysnipes3758]

Awesome videos! It's nice w/o commentators..

[@donaldhenak4585]

I turn them off when one decides to talk of other non players over the goats shots. showing zero respect for anyone but that persons self.

[@easya3335]

Very good at shot by Reyes at the end on the 8

[@errvega2705]

25:10 is the shot thorpe talks about at the end

[@ugaugauga488]

Yes. Those are the ones that add up and make the difference.

[@lyndlnavarrete3869]

Thank you for tagging it!

[@garysampson5258]

Billy played a hell of a match. A couple chokes early in or would have been a different outcome.

[@jaypisme2343]

The man is a legend and forever will be

[@laynfps]

When you see the genipool logo on the screen while efren is aiming... You something crazy is gonna happen haha

[@ventoxsnutz4836]

I think it's for avoiding people stealing the great moments.

[@kevindean6600]

Yep

[@joea3067]

1000 years old.. flu game..messed up tip.. by golly! enjoy him while we still can. GOAT.

[@nakkadu]

52:00 in the UK you would apologise to your opponent for such a lucky shot.

[@ugaugauga488]

He deserved it.

[@jmetz8402]

Great match! Billy I look forward to watching more as you played well even efren was pouring it on.

[@ryanapurillo]

Rack 9: Efren made 2 banks two- way shots. GOAT

[@jasoncampbell8797]

Now that's a good match.

[@adolfhitler1951]

Funs efren Reyes desde Argentina el mejor del mundo!!! 🎱 efren champions the word!!! 🍀 genio!!!

[@sionadoracion6119]

The Maestro still kicking ass

[@rodneyakjohnson451]

Most humble person ever !!! Efren willbe a legend

[@ruizhernandeztrustfi]

Talented young man.

[@donaldhenak4585]

BT made DC Open 1-pockt champ title.

[@gavinhadley7672]

..no dishonor in getting beat by the best player that ever picked up a cue stick

[@docelmcdale]

I guess Efren applied a litmus handicap when he apparently intended to miss two shots in rack 1 on ball 1 followed by a pause on ball 4 in the 2nd rack. The second shot on ball 1 in the first rack is visibly doable but he made a defensive shot failure.

[@thebrownmamba7707]

Damn it! LIVING LEGEND! 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@raystanczak4277]

Efren’s still blowing their minds. Billy’s terms-“Beast”, “Incredible”, “Unbelievable”, and “Clutch”. Yup.

[@reix25]

The shot on the 4 ball on the last rack was genius, relocating the 7 for an easy position from the 5. Wow!

[@paeng46]

But that was the shot on the three that made the 4 available. @ 1:13:04 he bumped the cue ball on the 9 for the shot on the 4.

[@reix25]

He was short on the preparation on the three from the two. He was trying to on the lower side to bump the 4.

[@paeng46]

@@reix25 Hw wasn’t short of his preparation for the three. It’s the same spot he pointed before shooting the 2. He couldn’t get further down the right rail after making the 2 or he’ll get snookered behind the nine.

[@reix25]

@@paeng46 Look were he was pointing his cue after shooting ng 2, he was aiming to be on the diamond or lower,. He shot with a lower right spin so that will throw the cue ball down, but he hit it too soft. Also look at what he did on 1:12:55, he knew it was too soft, he landed about 3 inches above so the angle was steeper. If had landed lower he can follow the cue and nudge the 4 off the rail. The table might not be showing that the actual angles and distances due to the angle of the camera.

[@ugaugauga488]

@@reix25 Your analysis is informative.

[@lajohnson1ly]

Good match to watch. Thorpe is amazing. He might have won if not for that very slight mistake on the push-out when he was on the hill, which he acknowledged. And apparently Efren will quit pool when they carry him out of the hall feet first.

[@ugaugauga488]

Yes, he is indeed. That's why Efren seemed to go into a more focused mode at the end, because he knew that one mistake and Thorpe would finish it. Very enjoyable match.

[@Progress_vs_time]

hey genipool, just curious, where you there? thanks fora all the videos of course..

[@bruceperez2283]

If the opponent is clapping even though they just lost .. it means they have high respect to the opponent. Who could blame them. Efren is classy player.

[@ugaugauga488]

As excellent as this guy Billy is, and he really is, Efren is still at another level. Despite Billy's better breaks and a lucky pocketing of the 9-ball, you just can't give Efren even 1 mistake because it might cost you the game for sure.

[@murnelbabineaux105]

Efren...The best that's ever lived

[@skool225]

This match should have never went to the hill if Billy would have not gave Efren 2 games he probably would have won! Great Match either way!

[@Romikzify]

how many particepants get to round 9, and how many of them were overall?

[@Romikzify]

genipool14 Thank you!

[@husnainafsar8708]

genipool14 hi, love the videos, when is round 10?

[@larryfisher5198]

I think to make my life complete I need Ephren to beat my eyes out.

[@MGamalNasser]

What a match! Superb!

[@jet688]

At this point in his career, he's can still beat top tier players provided jumpcues are not allowed. just an observation.

[@pc-life9095]

31:50 uno de las mejores piñas que he visto resolver de efren reyes!

[@leoandsan]

had me worried when it said your channel was taken down

[@thomasvarughese118]

How much did winner get ?

[@lianxinsolombos4888]

efren can still beat all players in the world.. hes play style is the best :D alot of player can beat him but still he can beat them all :D

[@TheTorok1967]

Concession: You must not concede the 9-Ball. The penalty is loss of game PLUS one additional game. Unscrewing your playing cue while your opponent is at the table is loss of match.

[@XxRUNTY]

Glad to see Efren deservedly win, he played great. Would of been a shame to see Billy win after fluking the 9 to tie at 6-6

[@davidgerber9317]

I'm a big Efren fan, but the kid played very well, and that almost impossible scratch in the side in game one could have the shot that lost the match Billy the Kid.

[@ugaugauga488]

@@davidgerber9317 Yes I agree. This guy Thorpe is excellent.

[@dennisharvey7899]

Too much talk about the age of a player. Love of the game overcomes age!

[@BaconFrisbee]

5:40 Efren just felt like shooting a fun shot

[@hugosolis9363]

guy has a good style

[@marshalrodriguez4647]

1:06:06 The turning point of the match.

[@LeonFleisherFan]

Indeed. Apparently that wasn't what Thorpe meant to leave, but so one would have to cue over the 7 - in which case Efren may not have taken on the shot after the Push-Out.

[@IngeniousLLC]

the freaking GOAT

[@jaysmith7137]

that scratch on the first on the rack had to hurt

[@WENLONG0610]

I wonder they were also playing bank pool around the same days. I mean. Straight in or bank? I don't see any difference for these two. Great match.

[@johnseiber4586]

Waiting for the cameras

[@alekstufa1026]

Reyes seem to play much better in the and of games mosley........Witch gives Reyes more comfort....and the same time gives opponents more pressure as I can see at

[@jesleysnipes3758]

Efren is so Efren' amazing!!!!

[@creglia]

theres a spoiler alert on every good shot

[@caohaithanh1134]

32:30: you need the Magician ? right there !!

[@epriebe1]

Cao Hai Thanh That was a great shot, the follow up was pretty darn good too. call me easily impressed, but, I really liked 33:33,,,

[@epriebe1]

I bet billy was cussing himself at 37:52 too!

[@solocott]

Does anyone know who was beating Carlo Biado on the table in the background on the right? Looked like he ran several racks in a row. Not to take anything away from this match. Efren made some incredible shots. Billy ain't so bad either.

[@jonjon4364]

let it be known as good as Billy thorpe is efren had 101 degree fever this match battling flu symptoms

[@relentlessfishingtv8880]

bcmoore1995 he lost because of skill dumb ass. If Reyes missed that last shot, your boyfriend Thorpe would've won. But it didn't happen because Reyes is the chuck Norris of pool bitch. Get a clue and get over it.

[@HussAA23BBall]

... Hes saying Efren is better than thorpe even with a fever....

[@ccdrones974]

Identical to the MJ flu game where he scored 38 pts.

[@WENLONG0610]

Don't understand why there always people bs about efren being lucky.

[@u2dva]

Because they don't understand what REALLY is going on. Efren's mind flow is too complicated for simple minds :-)

[@striperross4975]

That's because efren himself always says he got lucky! He even said that the more he practice...the more he gets lucky.

[@anononomous]

A player might be get lucky for a shot, or a match, or even a tournament, but playing at the very highest level consistently over 40 odd years it'll pretty much even out :-) If he does "get lucky" more often on a consistent basis than some other players then it's to do with the pace and nature of his shots giving the balls more of a chance. So not really luck at all.

[@ricoshaye5745]

yeah like in chess he's 2 moves ahead

[@ricj6817]

those who take it literally doesn't understand the game but those who are knowledgeable in this game pretty much understand why Efren is saying that..."get lucky" Efren doesn't have much educational attainment, but he was really meant to be genius of this sport. Poor guy never expected that he will be interviewed time and again whenever he won big matches, even worst was in English language. So this interviews became the hardest and most challenging moments for him. So to make the interview short and simple, the best line of reasoning that he get used to say was.. he get lucky. And that reasoning becomes so popular because he keep saying it over and over again. The more he keep saying it, people admire him and like him more, because it was understand and accepted by many as an expression of Efren's humility and humbleness. They all know and believe it's was not luck but the unbelievable talent Efren have, in achieving everything he have done in this sport. Anyone who love this sport will surely like Efren.. he is the true genius, the maestro, and the best ever that played this sport.

[@robertburnett5561]

Wenlong...Gary Player said that the more he practices the luckier he gets.

[@lars4315]

at 5:40, why was Reyes able to pot the 2 ball without it being ball at hand for the opponent? Can someone explain this rule to me? I don't normally play like that.

[@ray6335]

since he potted a ball during his break, he made a push out call as the 1 ball was blocked

[@jojopimentel9402]

keep practising kid! :)

[@rationalist8805]

@1:17:04 Billy is probably referencing the shot Efren made at @24:50

[@jdclark8970]

what kind of cue is Efren using these days?

[@FrankDannetti]

jdclark8970 Full spliced Diveney I think

[@ccdrones974]

No cue , he just sand papers the end .

[@shanemccarthy7282]

is this a 10 or 9 foot table

[@Andrew-vt2wq]

9

[@TheStevieb1983]

Diamond 10 foot

[@wingmanalive]

Yeah @ 52:00, when you celebrate cheese shots, you're not on Efren's level. Good match though.

[@thequetzalcoatl2287]

You are a perfect example of someone who tries to raise someone up by putting another down...all while being wrong. Efren has ALWAYS celebrated his flukes. Throughout his entire career. Watch more and talk less bro

[@TungNguyen-fq8hs]

ilove efren reyes

[@MoeWhiskey]

why do you keep uploading old videos

[@jesserice9100]

Billy’s little pooch stroke is putting me on tilt.

[@abdulkadir-pz5qx]

efren reyes is. the best one

[@CrazyCow500]

5:43 Why did Efren choose to play this? Excuse my ignorance, I'm a newb.

[@MarkB-vp9ki]

efren pushed out to a difficult cut or a bank on the one.... unfortunately it ended up being pretty much a dead bank for Billy and he was able to get position off of it as well.

[@KENTANG-0101]

24:45 31:55 33:05 37:40 1:06:35 1:15:10 .. Like me later :)

[@neiljohnston8497]

Kien Tang these shots had nothing in common

[@wyattshelton2080]

Uhhhh, why did efren have to give up shooting after kicking the 2 ball in????

[@miketran01]

what 62 year old man can shoot like that??? guess the better question is... what man can shoot like that???

[@aluicam]

This table looks like 10ft from this camera

[@marlonbeltran171]

ang tagal muna tumira ni idol s last

[@YasuhiroTakano-z3d]

Efrenカッケー ━━━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━━━ !!!!!

[@jefersondemanaus2232]

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[@winterguitarkingyea]

Caesar Morales AKA Efren Reyes