The Reyes Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between Asia and Europe. First staged in October 2024, the event is similar in format to the Mosconi Cup and is named after Filipino Hall of Famer and pool's greatest player ever Efren Reyes.[1] Asia won the inaugural event 11–6 in Manila, Philippines.
Format
editThe contest is played over four days between two teams of five players. Three players for each team qualify automatically and each captain can pick two wildcards. There are twenty matches, each a best of nine racks with players having alternate breaks. The match winner wins one point and the first team to eleven points wins the Reyes Cup. On days one to three, the first match is a team match followed by a mixture of singles and doubles matches. Day four is just singles matches. In the event of a tie, each captain must select a player for a deciding match.[2]
History
editIn April 2024, a new nine-ball event was announced to be played in October 2024, similar to the Mosconi Cup, but held between Europe and Asia.[3] Karl Boyes and Efren Reyes were announced as team captains for the inaugural staging of the event at Ninoy Aquino National Stadium.[4] Europe's team comprised Jayson Shaw, Mickey Krause, Eklent Kaçi, David Alcaide and Francisco Sánchez Ruíz. The Asia team was Carlo Biado, Aloysius Yapp, Johann Chua, Ko Pin-yi and Duong Quoc Hoang.[5] Asia took a 3–2 lead on day one[6] and secured a day two whitewash to extend their lead to 7–2.[7] On the third day, Asia took a 9–3 lead.[8] On day four, Yapp won his match against Sanchez Ruiz to seal the victory as Asia won the event 11-6. Yapp was also crowned as the Most valuable player.[9][10]
Results by year
edit| Year | Venue | Winners | Score | Runners-Up | MVP | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manila, Philippines | Asia | 11–6 | Europe | Aloysius Yapp | [9] |
References
edit- ^ Pool, Matchroom (2024-04-26). "HISTORY MADE AS EFREN REYES CUP TO LAUNCH IN THE PHILIPPINES IN 2024". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "Reyes Cup 2024: Schedule, live scores, teams, format, prize fund and how to watch". Absolute Pool. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "World Nineball Tour announce Reyes Cup between Asia and Europe live on Sky Sports". SkySports. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "EFREN REYES AND KARL BOYES NAMED CAPTAINS FOR THE INAUGURAL REYES CUP". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Lee, David. "Singapore pool player Aloysius Yapp to star for Team Asia at inaugural Reyes Cup". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Binh, Xuan. "Vietnam's top pool player defeats former world number one in Reyes Cup". VnExpress. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Team Asia Whitewashes Team Europe On Second Day". Pro9. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Binh, Xuan. "Vietnam's top pool player beats former world champion three times at Reyes Cup". VnExpress. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Team Asia win inaugural Reyes Cup with 11–6 victory against Team Europe". SkySports. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Demigillo, Kiko. "Singapore's Aloysius Yapp delivers as Team Asia captures inaugural Reyes Cup crown". onesports.ph. Retrieved 10 December 2024.