They both are not only excellent players but also very likeable. Enjoying the game, laughing over mistakes and congratulating each other. So much fun to watch them.
@@AussieWhitePride No way!!! You’re talking about the greatest cue ball of all time, watch more of him and educate yourself, and please show the GOAT some respect
Chris Melling is a gangster. I have learned so much just watching him play. And just like you said about his cue ball control…he makes it look so effortless. But that skill is only made through countless hours of hard work and practice
beautiful shot but I don't think she meant that pocket. It looks like she lost her turn but the other girl passed the turn back. Which they are allowed to pass the turn back according to the rules stated in efren and Chris game in the beginning. Assuming the girls have the same rules going on.
it was 6-6, then Chris throws little snooker, girl fit over Efren's chalk on table. Efren is so pissed that he has to put up with Chris, relative to Efren, a complete nobody, complaining because God forbid, Efren put chalk, on a POOL TABLE!
The score didn't change at 41:10. Efren sank the ten in the corner. Sank the ten in the opposite corner at 45:24. The score should be four all at Efren's next break.
when he was young efren looks like a brown mexican, in middle age he looked chinese, now that he is old he looked like a mongolian.. just my observation. he's not magician. he's a pool genius.
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The score are not that bad,..it can go's in other way... well this is not a combat sports that you can be beat badly when you are old right....he gives the billiard a good look in a whole world..by his charisma the billiard has been notice.. THANKS SIR EFREN ' BATA ' REYES the great magician of billiard!!!
Theres room for more than one magician,and I bet if you asked Chris who was the original Magician he would say Efren,when you start talking to the top players from around the world and starting talking about the pool greats,Efren`s name always pops up,not only for his vision and knowledge of the game but as a genuinely nice person on and off the table.
Melling needs to change his nickname...for there is ONLY ONE MAGICIAN in professional billiards...Efren "The Magician" Reyes!!! Melling disrespected Efren by doing that!!!😠
I bet Chris would also throw little girl hissy fit over chalk being on pool table like he did here to Efren. Sure snooker players like to keep chalk in pocket, but you don't fucking have too. Factually about the most economic place for it, IS on the pool table. So sorry some of us don't like to spend our time putting stuff in and out of our pocket.
I feel sorry for Efren Reyes that he lost. He missed to many shots. The Pool God was not just with him is all. But good game. Chris Melling played a excellent game of pool also. Both played pretty good. Great game of pool guys. 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸😀🎱
Out of all the you tube vids I’ve watched on Reyes, this is the only time I’ve seen him lose a match...and here he’s well past his prime. Definitely the goat.
so you haven't seen the one where he loses to steve davis? davis is 8-2 down and comes back to win. this reyes guy is so overrated. and davis isn't even a pool player. id love to see some of these pool players try snooker. they'd get blasted off the table. snooker players can play pool at the top level but pool players aren't even top 500 in snooker.
and btw, davis is also well past his prime and retired from snooker years ago,. snooker players only play pool for a laugh. they don't take it serious at all. if they did they'd totally dominate.
@@mrdarren1045 wtf.. What are you talking about? Even great pool players highly appreciate efren's greatness.. And they don't question about it.. And efren never in his life saying/claiming his the GOAT...
i love how efren is still curious about how he missed his earlier shot (1:21:16) by trying the shot again in the end. that shows us even the god of pool is still on his learning process.
Can you always finish a game of Ten Ball with a combination shot? I thought that was the hard thing about the game, was that you couldn't finish the game early. Or does it just depend on tournaments etc.? If that is the case, what happens if you purposefully hit a combination on the ten? Does the ten ball get re-spotted in that instance? And if it does get re-spotted, can you carry on playing? Or is the shot handed back, or have you lost? So many questions! If anyone can answer I'd appreciate it coz I've read the rules and I'M STUCK lol
Blue blocker glasses make the blue tables look green. Very pleasant. I've been wearing blue blockers, with dark glasses clip-ons, for a couple of months now, and recommend it.
The shot at 18:35 breaks my heart It's totally not him :( You can clearly hear him say "aruy" which means ouch in filipino. But he's still one of the greatest players of all time
Efren Reyes is going to be retired it's very bad news to hear I've been enjoying pool because of his magic and now after this tour I'm not going to see him playing again I hope he'll change his mind and continue to play but everything has an end and maybe this is time for him to retire and enjoy his personal life and whatever happens I always wish him the best in this life he's been the best player I've ever seen for all this years and won most of the tournaments in the game his records define him better than anything else and I'm so looking forward to just see who's coming next thank you Efren for everything you've done to make this game beautiful and you're going to be so missed
He`s having problems with his eyes which all comes with aging,I think Efren will pick and chose more on what tournaments he plays and cut down on traveling so much,I think he can sit back and be proud of his legacy and enjoy playing cards and relaxing more.
I like how the Magician after running out perfectly to bring the score 4-3 he goes to empty a pocket of balls that dont exist, they come out bottom end chute of course. I do it all the time myself and remember on tables, its called getting old.
Can someone explain what happened at @20:26? It was Efren's shot and he didn't take it. So it should be ball in hand for Chris, right? What am I missing here
Ok so I looked at it a second time and turns out I didn’t see that he accidentally made the 9, which he didn’t call. So it was loss of turn but efren could give it back
Thanks for this video, Kenny. I'd like to know how Little Mike did. Also max. , I'd like to see the finished Position Bracket for the whole tournament. Is that possible? Looking forward to more training.
Lil Mike won 2 matches and lost 2. He was knocked out by Oscar Dominguez. Max actually was the only one that beat the champion James Aranas. He came in 5th or 6th out of the very tough field. That's all I remember off the top of my head. I'll try to show the brackets somehow when I get a chance. I'm currently working on something much bigger then the tournament I just threw. Stay tuned....
Does anyone else miss Sunday afternoons when ESPN would have 9-ball tournaments from the casinos? Now if ever it's trick shots which are more boring than bowling
did I hear that right???? she said: "Nevada is the only state in the country to recognize Asian culture." WTF? is this a serious statement? meaning all other states do not recognize Asian culture?
Steve she's a fucking moron! I grew up in California, which is a very diverse state and we appreciate the Asian culture very much also I've been to many other states that enjoys the Asian culture aswell.
Let's just remember, in addition to all the unique achievements of Efren Reyes, he is performing better now, at the age of 65, than almost any player who has ever lived. I don't think he has lost 5% of his prime.
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They both are not only excellent players but also very likeable. Enjoying the game, laughing over mistakes and congratulating each other. So much fun to watch them.
👍
So true I hate emotional bickering players just enjoy the game
@@somalipirate3291 you talking about earl strickland hahaha
@@somalipirate3291 Strickland bad boy of billiards, any other?
Chris Melling controls his cue ball as well as Efren Reyes. I love Efren Reyes, but I also appreciate Chris Melling.
Better than efren
@@AussieWhitePride No way!!! You’re talking about the greatest cue ball of all time, watch more of him and educate yourself, and please show the GOAT some respect
@@stevehiggerson7328 Seriously 💯
Chris Melling is a gangster. I have learned so much just watching him play. And just like you said about his cue ball control…he makes it look so effortless. But that skill is only made through countless hours of hard work and practice
@@stevehiggerson7328 Efren Reyes never beat Buddy Hall for money so STFU and grow up
Oh boy, what a beautiful match! They're both amazing players however, the magician will always be my favorite!
Good one
17:17 that shot on the back table was incredible!
Definitely! Does anyone know that woman's name?
So how did the back table get your attention???
It was slop.
fluke
what the!!>>???....lol
At 17:00 look at the shot the girl does on the opposite table, lol crazy.
What's even crazier, is Chris calls a VERY similar shot at that moment as well; pretty cool
yeah but with that shot she put herself in trouble, even though she eventually won the rack.
beautiful shot but I don't think she meant that pocket. It looks like she lost her turn but the other girl passed the turn back. Which they are allowed to pass the turn back according to the rules stated in efren and Chris game in the beginning. Assuming the girls have the same rules going on.
It was passed back to her. She did not mean to hit it in that pocket.👍
@@FaDaVlogs by any chance a link to the girls' game? I couldn't find it.
Efren always looks like he just woke up 5 minutes before the match. He has literally beats guys in his sleep.
Bill Pii Old man hair
reminds me of my grandpa. except he wasn't filipino nor was he a pool player
saw him play in a tournament in the 90s, and he was sleeping in a booth, woke up for a match (I think it was Tony Ellin) and tortured him 9-4.
He got beat here but so your point in invalid
it was 6-6, then Chris throws little snooker, girl fit over Efren's chalk on table. Efren is so pissed that he has to put up with Chris, relative to Efren, a complete nobody, complaining because God forbid, Efren put chalk, on a POOL TABLE!
i'm a huge Efren fan, but Melling earned it.
I love Both ! They are a mazing
Thanks for giving the match up. Now I want watch it.
The banter and stories at one hour 8 minutes to one hour 11 minutes are awesome. What a fun match to watch, from players to commentators. 👍
If im not mistaken, if this is uploaded 2 years ago... Efren is already 64 when he competed here? Damn!
Fun match to watch...nice comfortable commentary
Thanks for giving it up so now I want watch the match.
i cant remember when i got to watch 2 matches at once on tv NICE:-)
First match starts at 5:25
Every pool lover will love these 2 guys
The score didn't change at 41:10. Efren sank the ten in the corner. Sank the ten in the opposite corner at 45:24. The score should be four all at Efren's next break.
Good catch! This should be top comment.
It was updated at 47:29.
you are so right, it should have been 4 to 4.... tied
I love watching both Chris and Efren
Great game, great players and great commentators.
Two great matches for the price of one:) Simming Chen VS Allison Fisher also:)
Pfft overly greatful, don't you think, you got to see 2 shots from Allison Fisher warming up, hardly 2 great matches you fool.
@@marshalcraft you got to see them didn't you? 🤣
when he was young efren looks like a brown mexican, in middle age he looked chinese, now that he is old he looked like a mongolian.. just my observation. he's not magician. he's a pool genius.
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he looks like capangpangang
When he was young, he looked like Cesar Morales. ;)
He is not magician he is not aliens
He is The 🐐
Efren isnt from this planet
Ned Flanders and Marge Simpson on the commentary...
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The score are not that bad,..it can go's in other way... well this is not a combat sports that you can be beat badly when you are old right....he gives the billiard a good look in a whole world..by his charisma the billiard has been notice.. THANKS SIR EFREN ' BATA ' REYES the great magician of billiard!!!
These 2 magicians are world class tricksters, my two favorite.
2 of the most creative players. An exhibition match would be fantastic.
two of the sweetest guys in pool.
01:01:30 Magician shot
Number 1 fan of Efren
Wow there's alot of talent in that room!! What a great match. Love watching both the magicians 🎩 What a joy and privilege ❤
No disrespect to melling, hes a great player and all but i think the “magician” title should belong to efren and efren only👀
They named him the magician because of his card tricks.
Theres room for more than one magician,and I bet if you asked Chris who was the original Magician he would say Efren,when you start talking to the top players from around the world and starting talking about the pool greats,Efren`s name always pops up,not only for his vision and knowledge of the game but as a genuinely nice person on and off the table.
Melling needs to change his nickname...for there is ONLY ONE MAGICIAN in professional billiards...Efren "The Magician" Reyes!!!
Melling disrespected Efren by doing that!!!😠
I bet Chris would also throw little girl hissy fit over chalk being on pool table like he did here to Efren. Sure snooker players like to keep chalk in pocket, but you don't fucking have too. Factually about the most economic place for it, IS on the pool table. So sorry some of us don't like to spend our time putting stuff in and out of our pocket.
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!
What a master class. Anyone who was in that room was really lucky.
Wow. Pretty cool seeing a bunch of heavy hitters playing in the background.
Allison Fisher always kills it
I feel sorry for Efren Reyes that he lost. He missed to many shots. The Pool God was not just with him is all. But good game. Chris Melling played a excellent game of pool also. Both played pretty good. Great game of pool guys. 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸😀🎱
Out of all the you tube vids I’ve watched on Reyes, this is the only time I’ve seen him lose a match...and here he’s well past his prime. Definitely the goat.
so you haven't seen the one where he loses to steve davis? davis is 8-2 down and comes back to win. this reyes guy is so overrated. and davis isn't even a pool player. id love to see some of these pool players try snooker. they'd get blasted off the table. snooker players can play pool at the top level but pool players aren't even top 500 in snooker.
and btw, davis is also well past his prime and retired from snooker years ago,. snooker players only play pool for a laugh. they don't take it serious at all. if they did they'd totally dominate.
@Mr Darren wtf are talking about overrated? Saying that to reyes means you know nothing about the GOAT.. google him morron
@@mrdarren1045 noon alert
@@mrdarren1045 wtf.. What are you talking about? Even great pool players highly appreciate efren's greatness.. And they don't question about it.. And efren never in his life saying/claiming his the GOAT...
Remember Efren bata Reyes is the number 1 Hall of Fame Inductee The Goat !
For American pool, do some more research 👍🏻
@@AussieWhitePride Is there another Billiard Hall of Fame?
I love efren reyes
7:03 Dan Louie and Toshi, in the audience. Dan is a world champ
Two legend
24:53 was he playing for short side on 6? or he was playing to stay on the same side as 5 and got lucky
Who lol
Played to short side. Just and just got there.
You said at the beginning jump cues were not allowed?
Such great control by Chris Melling in Frame 13, from about 1:10:00
Is that Allison Fischer at the other end of the table?
Yes
As soon as I turned this video on, that was the first thing I saw.. that woman was better then everyone back in the day
Some VERY big names in pocket billiards all around this match on adjoining tables.
👍
I love Chris Melling stroke, so fluid and straight
Chris Melling is a very good pool player, and he has a very good ability of controlling the cue ball as Efren Reyes. This is an amazing game.
17:13 that girl back there tho
That's Tzu Chien Wei from Taiwan. She is the 2nd ranked female player in the world.
she fly.
Whaaaaat?!? Lol, wasn't expecting that
WeiWei !
When two Magicians collide!
I love watching two heavily offensive players play each other.
Extremely entertaining.
i really like chris' cue stick, and his stroke. smooth player, good match
Both magicians against each other👌👌
at his age, Efren still got some magical shots when most other players at his age could barely steady the cue stick with their fingers.
Efren was about 64 in this match. My pool league has many, many high rated players over 60 who have no problem steadying a cue.
Seemed Melling had a better feel for the speed of the table than Efren this match. 1:11:03 case in point, five rails from 2 to 3, gorgeous.
LOL at the self congratulatory guitar solo pump on the cue after that shot
i love how efren is still curious about how he missed his earlier shot (1:21:16) by trying the shot again in the end. that shows us even the god of pool is still on his learning process.
Nd he still missed it again … see amateurs do it all the time
Commentators always underestimate these player's ability
Especially one senior citizen commentator who disrespects the world's BEST on a regular basis 😡 There must be other choices besides her.
That's where the mute button comes into play!
Chris Melling is also a very likeable player
Yes he is.
And the race is up to...???? Why is there no information written?
Can you always finish a game of Ten Ball with a combination shot? I thought that was the hard thing about the game, was that you couldn't finish the game early. Or does it just depend on tournaments etc.? If that is the case, what happens if you purposefully hit a combination on the ten? Does the ten ball get re-spotted in that instance? And if it does get re-spotted, can you carry on playing? Or is the shot handed back, or have you lost? So many questions! If anyone can answer I'd appreciate it coz I've read the rules and I'M STUCK lol
What rules are they playing to?
Blue blocker glasses make the blue tables look green. Very pleasant. I've been wearing blue blockers, with dark glasses clip-ons, for a couple of months now, and recommend it.
Efren is just having fun.. Win or lose, he always teaches his opponent a new technic..
Glad effie lost Ha ha ha
@@johnseiber4586 you’re very low
Does anyone know who playing in the women's match on the table above?
The shot at 18:35 breaks my heart It's totally not him :(
You can clearly hear him say "aruy" which means ouch in filipino. But he's still one of the greatest players of all time
He still smiled after though 😄
22:24, you didn't give Chris his point for winning this game
Curly, I mean Chris is pretty lite on his feet for a big man. I'll bet he's a good dancer.
Does anyone know what cue Chris has?
Hell of a shot in the back at 17:00
But didn't call it😄
Fighting spirit
Efren Reyes is going to be retired it's very bad news to hear I've been enjoying pool because of his magic and now after this tour I'm not going to see him playing again I hope he'll change his mind and continue to play but everything has an end and maybe this is time for him to retire and enjoy his personal life and whatever happens I always wish him the best in this life he's been the best player I've ever seen for all this years and won most of the tournaments in the game his records define him better than anything else and I'm so looking forward to just see who's coming next thank you Efren for everything you've done to make this game beautiful and you're going to be so missed
I don't think he will retire anytime soon. He loves the game too much.
That was one long sentence. Lol
He`s having problems with his eyes which all comes with aging,I think Efren will pick and chose more on what tournaments he plays and cut down on traveling so much,I think he can sit back and be proud of his legacy and enjoy playing cards and relaxing more.
drekceldude you're right he's done enough
mohamed kamal just vist him instead. . he always play with locals even teens just ready your 💰
is that an 8 or 9 foot table?
Anyone notice audio is cutting out every 20 seconds.
The production company was having problems with audio and their software at that time.
Why show the score if they aren't going to accurately keep score ? It is 4-4 now.Seems most of these streams do this.
20:00 what was happening there.
Why does Reyes stop playing ?
the guy made the 9 ball on the side.
10 ball is called shots. If you fluke a ball it is up to your opponent to shoot or make you shoot again.
Gee is that Allison? In the background
Yes
I like how the Magician after running out perfectly to bring the score 4-3 he goes to empty a pocket of balls that dont exist, they come out bottom end chute of course. I do it all the time myself and remember on tables, its called getting old.
Lp
From a creative point of view, if Reyes had a son competing as a pro, his name would be Chris.
Why is every time Chris wins the score is posted every time Efren wins broadcasters announces the score...
Melling has a smooth cue stroke. A quick game with some finesse!
efren got a hollow ring on his head means hes a god of pool
lol
Holy trinity: His stroke, his brain and his magic
It might also be because he had been missing a few more shots lately. 😉
Can someone explain what happened at @20:26? It was Efren's shot and he didn't take it. So it should be ball in hand for Chris, right? What am I missing here
Lol was looking for someone to answer this as well. Not quite sure what happened there
Ok so I looked at it a second time and turns out I didn’t see that he accidentally made the 9, which he didn’t call. So it was loss of turn but efren could give it back
Thanks for this video, Kenny. I'd like to know how Little Mike did. Also max. , I'd like to see the finished Position Bracket for the whole tournament. Is that possible? Looking forward to more training.
Lil Mike won 2 matches and lost 2. He was knocked out by Oscar Dominguez. Max actually was the only one that beat the champion James Aranas. He came in 5th or 6th out of the very tough field. That's all I remember off the top of my head. I'll try to show the brackets somehow when I get a chance. I'm currently working on something much bigger then the tournament I just threw. Stay tuned....
Thanks Kenny
melling’s long stroke with a pause at the beginning looks satisfying af
Agreed
Yes straight consistent stroke is the key
The two Magicians!
How did he win that 1st game by making that combo? I dunno the rules apparently...
I l think the rules for ten ball are similar to 9-ball, he played a combination with object ball into ten
99% of all players would have played a safety on the 3 in rack 2 and stuck Efren on the 7. Nice move “Magician “😂😂😂
Does anyone else miss Sunday afternoons when ESPN would have 9-ball tournaments from the casinos? Now if ever it's trick shots which are more boring than bowling
🙋♂️
very pleasant commenting....
Stop it! There's only 1 Magic Johnson. 1 Dr J. 1 Prince. 1 Madonna. And only 1 "The Magician!" That is Efren Reyes...
Anyone else notice the matrix glitch on mellings 2 ball bridge shot? It just disappeared!
Very enjoyable..efren might be aging but he's still good to watch...keep at it efren...and the commentators where excellent....all good stuff....
Totally agree.
Wanna see Chris back on the cup M cup team he a straight up robot
I think Reyes knows that leaving the rack on the table messes with Melling's concentraton.
two awesomely good pool players.
and it just hit me...efren might lose....shocking thought...
Didn’t catch: on 57 minute Efren didn’t touch aim ball, but Chris didn’t take ball in hand. Explain please
Its Safety Shot after a break.
Tài Hữu oh, I see, thanks!
In my opinion Reyes is still the best in the world
At 50 minutes... What a shot
The Magician VS The Magician
1:01:22. Typical Reyes. Scratch on the head, still makes it. He should stop scratching his head though.
What if it itches?
Great match
did I hear that right???? she said: "Nevada is the only state in the country to recognize Asian culture." WTF? is this a serious statement? meaning all other states do not recognize Asian culture?
Nevada is the only state that legally set a date to celebrate Asian culture.
Steve she's a fucking moron! I grew up in California, which is a very diverse state and we appreciate the Asian culture very much also I've been to many other states that enjoys the Asian culture aswell.
Let's just remember, in addition to all the unique achievements of Efren Reyes, he is performing better now, at the age of 65, than almost any player who has ever lived. I don't think he has lost 5% of his prime.
Nah
@@NguyenQuang-tm3ou Nah Tran Dat
Where's Alan Hopkins when you need someone to call Efren, Efrem, lmao.