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Young fan shows love to ‘idol’ Bata Reyes with portrait of billiards icon

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Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News

<div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/100010060770662/videos/1386833774995302/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>A young artist from Pampanga paid tribute to his sports hero, Efren &quot;Bata&quot; Reyes Jr., gifting the billiards legend a portrait.</p><p>John Marko David Dadulo visited Reyes&#x27; residence in Pampanga to present a 34 x 24-inch charcoal portrait to &quot;the Magician.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Idol ko po siya magmula nu&#x27;ng bata pa po ako,&quot; Dadulo said.</p><p>&quot;May bilyaran po kase ang mga lolo&#x27;t lola ko dati sa likod ng bahay namin kaya lagi ko po naririnig pangalan niya hanggang sa mapanood ko po mga laro niya.&quot;</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1356967981315215&amp;set=ecnf.100010060770662" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The 19-year-old artist is taking up Industrial Technology, majoring in graphics technology, at Don Honorio Ventura State University, Bacolor town. He will be shifting to an architecture course soon.</p><p>Reyes was delighted to see the portrait, Dadulo said.</p><p>&quot;Nagpasalamat po siya at natuwa dahil sobrang laki po daw nu&#x27;ng artwork,&quot; Dadulo added.</p><p>It took the artist 2 months to finish the artwork because of the paper size and details he put into the portrait.</p><p>But when he saw Reyes appreciating his work, Dadulo said it was all worth it.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang nakakaalis po ng pagod. Worth it lahat ng pagpupuyat du&#x27;n sa artwork. Wala po akong masabi nu&#x27;ng pinapakita ko po sa kanya yung artwork. Mangiyak-iyak po ako sa tuwa,&quot; he said.</p><p>Reyes is considered to be the greatest billiards player of all time.</p><p>He has won over 70 international titles, including the World 8-Ball Championship (4 times), the WPA World 9-ball Championship, US Open (3 times) and the World Cup of Pool (2 times).</p><p>Reyes is often referred to as &quot;the Magician&quot; because of his ability to do trick shots on the pool table.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ADInyiT7RfU?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>John Marko David Dadulo said he was thrilled to see how much Reyes appreciated Dadulo's portrait of the billiards legend.</p>

John Marko David Dadulo said he was thrilled to see how much Reyes appreciated Dadulo's portrait of the billiards legend.

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Young fan shows love to ‘idol’ Bata Reyes with portrait of billiards icon

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 15, 2021 11:04 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 16, 2021 04:28 AM PHT

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