Si Earl Strickland, 'phenomenal' pa rin si Efren Reyes sa edad 71

Sa isang exhibition match ng WNT Legends, nanalo si Earl Strickland laban kay Efren 'Bata' Reyes ng 11-6 sa Quezon City. Pinuri ng Amerika pool icon ang hindi sumusukong determinasyon ng 71-anyos na Pilipino sa sport. Ipinakita ng laro ang kanilang matagal nang rivalry mula pa noong 1996.

Noong Enero 22, sa Gateway Mall sa Quezon City, naglaro ang dalawang pool legends: si Efren 'Bata' Reyes, 71 taong gulang, at si Earl Strickland, 64. Nanalo si Strickland ng 11-6, na nagbigay-daan sa kanya upang makapasok sa finals laban sa mga katulad na icons tulad nina Francisco 'Django' Bustamante at Ralf Souquet.

Pinuri ni Strickland ang kakayahang maglaro ni Reyes sa kabila ng edad. 'You’ve got to remember, Efren’s seven years older than me. Let’s not forget that, okay? He’s still playing remarkable pool for his age, you understand? But you can see that his age shows up on certain shots. He decelerates,' sabi niya. Idinagdag niya, 'But anyway, I still think Efren plays phenomenal. He can still put the fear in a guy.'

Naalala ang kanilang epic na laban noong 1996 sa Color of Money sa Hong Kong, kung saan nanalo si Reyes ng 120-117 sa isang malaking comeback mula sa 17-rack deficit para sa $100,000 prize. Si Strickland, may tatlong world nine-ball titles (1990, 1991, 2002), ay nagsabi na natutunan niya ang safeties mula kay Reyes. 'I didn’t play safe good until I learned them from Efren. I learned all my safeties from Efren.'

Sa kabila ng pagtanda, mananatiling lalaro sila. 'Efren and I are going to keep playing until we die. We’re lifers,' sabi ni Strickland. 'I love pool more than life itself. I’ll die on a pool table.'

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