00:00The history of the Filipino pool legend Efren Bata-Reyes was made once again
00:05after Team Asia won the inaugural Reyes Cup.
00:10Here's Bernadette Tinoy's report.
00:14In a historic moment when Team Asia won against the Philippine billiard legend Efren Bata-Reyes,
00:22the inaugural Reyes Cup was won by Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
00:26The first to face off in the game match was the country's youngest player, Johan Chua,
00:30and the Spanish player, David Alcaide,
00:33where the two pool champions faced off.
00:36However, Alcaide took the lead 5-4.
00:39In the doubles, here Team Asia won against Team Europe 5-1,
00:44while Jason Xiong won the next two matches 5-3 and 5-2.
00:49In the last game, Aloysio Siap didn't let Team Asia win
00:53Team Europe still had a chance to win,
00:55so he ended the tournament by defeating Francis Sanchez Ruiz with a score of 5-1.
01:01Siap was also named the Cutic MVP.
01:03Team Asia won 11 wins in a month,
01:06while Team Europe won 6 wins.
01:10In just four days, the inaugural Reyes Cup was a success
01:15and was supported by thousands of Filipino fans.
01:18Bernadette Tinoy, for Pambansan TV in the Philippines.
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