Earl Strickland accused Efren Reyes of Being Lucky in This Match, Efren Reyes Moments-PoolTrickShots
Along their careers as pro pool players, both the Magician Efren “Bata” Reyes and Earl “the Pearl” Strickland have faced against each other countless times. Their matches are always amusing to watch because both players are considered as two of the greatest pro pool players of all time. That’s why they’re the ones chosen to play in single-match events named Color of Money and Color of Money II. Among those matches between Efren Reyes and Earl Strickland, there’s one match that seems to be quite underrated because the match didn’t take place at the top of a pool tournament, but just in the third round of a pool tournament, thus making it an insignificant tournament. However, it’s not Strickland if he doesn’t make something common dramatic because in the match, he accused Reyes as being lucky for winning the match. So, how did the match that took place in the third round of the 2006 International Pool Tour North American Open 8-Ball Championship? Here it is.
Number 5.
Pre-match interview. Before Earl Strickland and Efren Reyes had their match in the third round of the 2006 IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship, they were both interviewed. In the interview, Strickland was asked whether he was intimidated by Reyes because Reyes was the champion of the first IPT event in 2005, the IPT King of the Hill 8-Ball Shootout. However, instead of answering yes or no, Strickland answered with a bold statement, saying that it was Reyes who felt a little pressure when he knew that Strickland was playing well. That’s a very bold statement for a player who was going to face against the champion of the event before, or we can say, the defending champion of the event. However, that’s how Strickland is. On the other hand, Efren Reyes stated in another pre-match interview that he had to concentrate and play well, especially with the likes of Strickland. He also said that he’s always nervous no matter who he’s facing. Now, that’s Efren Reyes for you! He always has great attitude and sportsmanship.
Number 4.
Rack 10. Let’s jump to the tenth rack of the match between Efren Reyes and Earl Strickland in the third round of the 2006 IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship. In this point, the score was 5-4 with Reyes leading the match. He was also the one who made the break shot in the tenth rack. Fortunately, his break shot was strong enough to be able to pocket a ball. After that, he just calmly pocketed the other 7 balls one by one, including the last ball, the 8-ball, and eventually won the tenth rack, leaving Strickland sitting on his chair the entire rack. With that, the score became 6-4 with Reyes still leading the match.
Number 3.
Rack 12. Let’s jump again to the twelfth rack. However, the eleventh rack was won by Earl Strickland, thus making the score become 6-5 with Efren Reyes still leading the match. The twelfth rack started with Strickland making the break shot. Unfortunately, his break shot wasn’t strong enough to pocket any balls. So, it was Reyes’ turn next. Reyes didn’t waste the opportunity and started to pocket striped balls one by one until there were no striped balls left on the table. Then, he aimed for the 8-ball and pocketed it with ease, allowing him to win the twelfth rack. With that, the score became 7-5 with Reyes still leading the match. So, it means that Reyes was only 1 rack short to be able to beat Strickland in the match because the match was a race-to-8 match.
Well, that’s the match between Efren Reyes and Earl Strickland in the 2006 IPT North American 8-Ball Championship where Strickland accused Reyes of being lucky. If you have something to add, please feel free to write it down in the comment section. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for more videos like this. Thanks for watching and see you on the next video.
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