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                    [Title] => Retirement never crosses Bata’s mind
                    [Summary] => Enjoying his finest form in years, Efren "Bata" Reyes isn’t just about to hang up his cue sticks. 


"Ngayon pa ba ako magre-
retire, eh ang lalaki ng mga pa-premyo sa bilyar. Tsaka bata pa ako (Should I retire at this time when the prize money in billiards is so big? Besides, I’m still young)," said Reyes said in jest shortly after arriving Monday night from Jakarta, Indonesia where he won the final leg of the San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 358760 [Title] => Nadale ni ‘Bata’! [Summary] => JAKARTA, Indonesia – Taglay ang mahusay na tira, paminsan-minsang paggamit ng mahika, sinementuhan ni Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes ang kanyang sarili bilang undisputed king ng Asian 9-ball hill ng kanyang dominahin ang local bet na si Ricky Yang, 11-6 sa finals ng Jakarta leg ng 2006 San Miguel Asian 9-ball Tour at matagumpay din niyang naidepensa ang kanyang korona at ang pagkumpleto ng sweep para sa kampanya ng Filipinos dito. [DatePublished] => 2006-09-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 358536 [Title] => Reyes breaks into semis; Luat knocked out [Summary] => Filipino billiard icon Efren "Bata" Reyes stayed on a roll and in search of a third major title in a month as he whipped Korean Jeong Young-Hwa, 9-6, to reach the semifinal round of the 2006 San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour final leg at the Gran Melia Jakarta Hotel yesterday in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Just like in his conquests of Chinese Taipei’s Yang Ching Shun and local bet Roy Apanco in the group matches Friday, Reyes had a relatively easy time disposing of Jeong to advance to the semifinals against the winner of the Masaaki Tanaka-Wang Hung Hsiang match.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 358205 [Title] => Hot Bata leads RP sweep bid [Summary] => The Philippines starts its quest for a first-ever sweep of the San Miguel Asian 9-ball Tour with newly crowned IPT world 8-ball champion Efren "Bata" Reyes leading the charge in the first day of the fourth and final leg of the circuit at the Mutiara ballroom of the Gran Melia Jakarta Hotel in Indonesia today.

Reyes, winner of the kickoff leg of this year’s tour in Vietnam, takes on local bet Roy Apancho at 5:30 p.m. in Group 2 action then faces Taiwanese ace Yang Ching-shun in the 7:30 p.m. clash aired live on STAR Sports.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 358069 [Title] => Perang premyo ni ‘Bata’ di kasing laki ng premyong natatanggap ni Pacquiao [Summary] => Matapos si world boxing idol Manny Pacquiao, si cue master Efren "Bata" Reyes na ang sinasabing pinakapopular na Filipino athlete ng bansa. 

Kumpara sa 27-anyos na si Pacquiao, mas mababa ang nakukuhang premyo ng 52-anyos na si Reyes sa kanyang mga paglahok sa malalaking billiards tournament sa ibang bansa. 

At kung gugustuhin lamang niya, magtatatag siya ng isang foundation para mabigyan ng edukasyon ang mga mahihirap na kabataan. 
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 358082 [Title] => Reyes at iba pang Pinoy sasargo naman sa Indonesia [Summary] => Matapos ang panibagong pananalasa ng mga Pinoy sa nakaraang leg sa Kaohsiung mula sa panalo ng sweet-shooting na si Rodolfo Luat, muling pangungunahan ng bagong kampeon at half-million dollar richer IPT World Open 8-Ball champion na si Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes ang kampanya ng Pilipinas sa 2006 San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour na nasa final stop na sa island capital ng Jakarta, Indonesia na-sweep ang Asian tour.
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Si Luat na nagkampeon sa ikatlong yugto ng San Miguel Asian 9-Ball tour, dumating kasama sina Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes, Francisco ‘Django’ Bustamante, Ramil Gallego at Gandy Valle.

Tinalo ni Luat ang Taiwanese bet na si Hsia Hui-Kai, 11-7 sa finals.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 351385 [Title] => Luat rules Asian 9-ball leg in Taiwan, pockets $10,000 [Summary] => Rodolfo Luat kept the Philippines’ domination of the San Miguel Asian 9-ball Tour, beating Taiwanese Hsia Hui-Kai, 11-7, yesterday and ruling the third leg of the $40,000 event at the Kaohsiung Business Exhibition Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Luat, who shocked reigning world 9-ball champion and hometown favorite Wu Chia-ching in the quarterfinals, literally scrambled his way to the championship round, winning an error-filled semis encounter with Muhammad Zulfikri of Indonesia, 11-8, early in the afternoon.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 351150 [Title] => Taiwanese sinargo ni Luat [Summary] => KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Binalewala ni Rodolfo Luat, ang bagong miyembro ng Philippine San Miguel Asian 9-ball squad, ang pagkakaroon ng jetlag at kapaguran sa biyahe ng kanyang itaob ang local bet na si Wang Hung-Hsiang, 9-3 sa Group 6 kahapon sa panimula ng third-leg ng 2006 San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour dito sa Kaoh-siung Business Exhibition Center. [DatePublished] => 2006-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 350936 [Title] => RP aces, Taiwanese face off [Summary] => Efren "Bata" Reyes and Ramil Gallego and three other Filipinos try to keep the country’s domination of the 2006 San Miguel Asian 9-ball Tour as they lead the star-studded field in the third leg of the circuit beginning today at the Kaohsiung Business Exhibition Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Reyes, coming off a Last 6 stint in the recent IPT tournament in Las Vegas, ruled the kickoff leg of the four-stage tour in Vietnam while Gallego bested the best players in the region to capture the crown in the second leg in Thailand.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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