Efren 'Bata' Reyes (Part4)

Efren 'Bata' Reyes (Part3)

Part three of PROBE PROFILES - Efren 'Bata' Reyes episode that aired on July 22, 2009 on ABS-CBN.

Efren 'Bata' Reyes (Part2)

Part two of PROBE PROFILES - Efren 'Bata' Reyes episode that aired on July 22, 2009 on ABS-CBN.

Efren 'Bata' Reyes (Part1)

When billiards legend Efren “Bata” Reyes bowed to the younger Ronnie Alcano in a much-awaited showdown last June, fans lost heart. Has “The Magician” run out of tricks?

In a rare sit-down interview with Cheche Lazaro for ‘Probe Profiles,’ Bata, hailed as “The Magician” of billiards, discusses life at the top and slowing down. He demonstrates his skills on-cam and intimates how he is taking his losses.

One of Time magazine’s Asian heroes, Bata harks back to his beginnings as a “bata” standing on stacks of Coke cases to reach the pool table to his iconic rise as a world champion. He talks about billiards’ rising stars, his lucky charms, and his ebbing game.

Lazaro asks Reyes the question foremost in everyone’s mind--will his magic ever be back? Watch out for the answer and The Magician as he weaves his magic and deals with thoughts of retirement in this episode of ‘Probe Profiles’ on Wednesday, July 22, after ‘Bandila’ on ABS-CBN. ‘Probe Profiles’ is replayed Fridays at 3 a.m. and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. on the ABS-CBN News Channel.