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.
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.
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!
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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!!!
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.
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
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
22:40 score is 2-1…scorekeepers fail to mark it….the commentators must be distracted or something are they keeping score of multiple games or something?
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. 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸😀🎱
What am I missing here? At 20:07 Chris misses the 2 ball after a legal hit, but pockets the 9 in the side. Then Efren steps up and looks at the 2 as if he's going to shoot it. He seems to consider it, then defers back to Chris. Wasn't it Chris's shot all along?? Couldn't find easy answer by googling....I mean how do you phrase the search? Isn't the rule same as 9 ball? Contact lowest ball, and anything else is fair game?
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.
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....
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
One of the greatest matches between 2 legends of the sport and people aren't even watching. A few are, but ALOT are not. I'll never understand it. You're in a pool hall, so we know you're a fan of the sport, yet you're not paying attention to every single shot where 2 of the best to ever stroke a cue are dueling it
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.
CAN'T KEEP SCORE? At 37:39 it was 2 to 4 Melling. At 41:00 Efren wins (commentator says 4 to 3) but it STILL remains 2 to 4 Melling! At 45:31 Efren wins yet again and now it's 3 to 4 Melling??? So Efren wins the last 2 racks but his score only increases by 1 point, 3 to 4. It should be tied at this point: 4 to 4! FINALLY they correct the score at 47:30 after running the wrong score for over 7 minutes - oblivious to the scoring error which started at 41:00. STOP texting and pay attention to the game!!!
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.
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
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!
First match starts at 5:25
Fun match to watch...nice comfortable commentary
If im not mistaken, if this is uploaded 2 years ago... Efren is already 64 when he competed here? Damn!
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:-)
I love watching both Chris and Efren
These 2 magicians are world class tricksters, my two favorite.
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.
01:01:30 Magician shot
Great game, great players and great commentators.
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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. 👍
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.
You said at the beginning jump cues were not allowed?
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!!!
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? 🤣
Every pool lover will love these 2 guys
Number 1 fan of Efren
And the race is up to...???? Why is there no information written?
1:16 Allison Fisher in the background?
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
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.
))))
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
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.
Does anyone know who playing in the women's match on the table above?
What rules are they playing to?
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
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
2 of the most creative players. An exhibition match would be fantastic.
6:43 How did he win by hitting the opponents ball in, and missing his own shot?
What happened at 20:25, why does Reyes gave a go
as far as I know, Efren today can't even lift his arm high enough to do a shot similar to what Melling did. It's just that aging put the best of him
two of the sweetest guys in pool.
40:52 it should be Chris 4- Efren 3?
Does anyone know what cue Chris has?
7:03 Dan Louie and Toshi, in the audience. Dan is a world champ
Anyone notice audio is cutting out every 20 seconds.
The production company was having problems with audio and their software at that time.
Wow there's alot of talent in that room!! What a great match. Love watching both the magicians 🎩 What a joy and privilege ❤
is that an 8 or 9 foot table?
Such great control by Chris Melling in Frame 13, from about 1:10:00
What a master class. Anyone who was in that room was really lucky.
Gee is that Allison? In the background
Yes
Two legend
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
Ned Flanders and Marge Simpson on the commentary...
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 !
Wow. Pretty cool seeing a bunch of heavy hitters playing in the background.
Allison Fisher always kills it
I love efren reyes
22:40 score is 2-1…scorekeepers fail to mark it….the commentators must be distracted or something are they keeping score of multiple games or something?
At 20:20 we see Efren pass his turn. Is that allowed? - to just pass on your turn?? I thought you had to at least shoot.... Anyone? Thanks.
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. 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸😀🎱
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
10:16 ball 5 before 4 ??
That’s the 3, the 5 went in off the break. Does look a bit orange though.
Both magicians against each other👌👌
What am I missing here? At 20:07 Chris misses the 2 ball after a legal hit, but pockets the 9 in the side. Then Efren steps up and looks at the 2 as if he's going to shoot it. He seems to consider it, then defers back to Chris. Wasn't it Chris's shot all along?? Couldn't find easy answer by googling....I mean how do you phrase the search?
Isn't the rule same as 9 ball? Contact lowest ball, and anything else is fair game?
In 10 ball, you have to call all your shots. If you make a shot that you didn't call, the opponent can either shoot or give it back to the player.
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...
22:24, you didn't give Chris his point for winning this game
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
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
No sé ven las jugadas para que estar escuchando a ustedes
Is that Allison Fisher in the back!!!!
What type of pool is this
10 ball
@@FaDaVlogs thanks
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!
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.
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?
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 😄
i really like chris' cue stick, and his stroke. smooth player, good match
Anyone else notice the matrix glitch on mellings 2 ball bridge shot? It just disappeared!
Some VERY big names in pocket billiards all around this match on adjoining tables.
👍
Any LA stint for Efren?
I love watching two heavily offensive players play each other.
Extremely entertaining.
What cue brand is Efren using ?
I think a Mezz
Efren Reyes Cue, thats the literal name of it.
I heard in an interview its a $10,000 custom made cue from Japan, and he also uses a cheap $10 tip on it
Who's the old guy on commentary?
Totally agree.
Chris Melling is also a very likeable player
Yes he is.
Fighting spirit
Who's the female commentator????
Mary Kenniston
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.
One of the greatest matches between 2 legends of the sport and people aren't even watching. A few are, but ALOT are not. I'll never understand it. You're in a pool hall, so we know you're a fan of the sport, yet you're not paying attention to every single shot where 2 of the best to ever stroke a cue are dueling it
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!!!!!!
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.
Hell of a shot in the back at 17:00
But didn't call it😄
CAN'T KEEP SCORE? At 37:39 it was 2 to 4 Melling. At 41:00 Efren wins (commentator says 4 to 3) but it STILL remains 2 to 4 Melling! At 45:31 Efren wins yet again and now it's 3 to 4 Melling??? So Efren wins the last 2 racks but his score only increases by 1 point, 3 to 4. It should be tied at this point: 4 to 4!
FINALLY they correct the score at 47:30 after running the wrong score for over 7 minutes - oblivious to the scoring error which started at 41:00. STOP texting and pay attention to the game!!!
i think efren score is missing 40:50..
51:00 - 10 ball on the break is not a win?
They said that at the start of the video
1:01:22. Typical Reyes. Scratch on the head, still makes it. He should stop scratching his head though.
What if it itches?
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
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!
Why is every time Chris wins the score is posted every time Efren wins broadcasters announces the score...
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.
Jim Nantz?
I dont get it. That first match Melling sunk only 3 balls.how is that a win?
Potted the 10 off the other ball
When two Magicians collide!
1:21:20 hit the what??? 😂
Melling has a smooth cue stroke. A quick game with some finesse!