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Billiards: 23-year-old video showing Bata Reyes trick shot trends on Reddit

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/10/28/20181027-efren-bata-reyes-gc.jpg"/><figcaption>Twenty-three years ago in Reno, Nevada, Efren &quot;Bata&quot; Reyes pulled off what is considered the most famous pool trickery in the sport&#x27;s history -- &quot;the Z shot.&quot; File/George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>There&#x27;s no exact science as to what gets upvoted and downvoted on the social-news aggregation and discussion site Reddit.With that in mind, it&#x27;s difficult to say then how a 1995 video showing world billiards icon Efren &quot;Bata&quot; Reyes working on a trick shot got its waveback-weekend moment on the said site on Saturday.Click <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/9rstuq/filipino_pool_player_efren_reyes_making_a_z_shot/">here</a> to see the Reddit entry by user &quot;original_greaser_bob&quot; that drew a significant amount of interest and reaction.Using words to describe how jaw-dropping Reyes&#x27; execution was at Sands Regency Open in Reno, Nevada, 23 years ago, won&#x27;t do it justice, but the stunt now famously called the &quot;Z shot&quot; is considered &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHorauG1oP4">the most famous shot in pool history</a>.&quot;Apparently, the bunny that the so-called &quot;Magician&quot; pulled out of his hat still resonates with pool fans to this day.User &quot;rathmec&quot; said: &quot;Imagine being so good at your craft that the only possible explanation people can come up with is that you&#x27;re using actual magic.&quot;User &quot;CrackerGuy&quot; said: &quot;Any Efren Reyes video is a click for me because I know it will be incredibly impressive and entertaining.&quot;User &quot;suicidalundead&quot; echoed the sentiment of one of the announcers: &quot;That&#x27;s why they call him the Magician.&quot;(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.)

Apparently, Bata Reyes' "Z shot" from a 1995 tournament in Reno, Nevada, still resonates with pool fans to this day.

Apparently, Bata Reyes' "Z shot" from a 1995 tournament in Reno, Nevada, still resonates with pool fans to this day.