2024 Reyes Cup

2024 Reyes Cup
Dates15–18 October
VenueNinoy Aquino Stadium
LocationManila, Philippines
Captains
Karl Boyes (Europe)
MVPAloysius Yapp
Asia 11 – 6 Europe
ASIA wins the Reyes Cup
2025

The 2024 Reyes Cup was the inaugural edition of the Reyes Cup, an annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Asia and Europe. It was held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila, Philippines, from 15 to 18 October 2024.[1]

Team Asia defeated Team Europe by a score of 11–6 to win the inaugural title. Aloysius Yapp was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the tournament.[2]

Teams

Team Asia [3]
Name Nationality Notes
Carlo Biado  Philippines
Johann Chua  Philippines
Ko Pin-yi  Chinese Taipei
Dương Quốc Hoàng  Vietnam
Efren Reyes  Philippines Non-playing Captain
Aloysius Yapp  Singapore Most Valuable Player
Team Europe[3]
Name Nationality Notes
David Alcaide  Spain
Karl Boyes  England Non-playing Captain
Eklent Kaçi  Albania
Mickey Krause  Denmark
Francisco Sánchez Ruiz  Spain
Jayson Shaw  Scotland

Results

Tuesday, October 15

Team Asia Results Team Europe
Teams

Team Asia

4‍–‍5[4] Teams

Team Europe

Doubles

Aloysius Yapp/Ko Pin-yi

5‍–‍2[5] Doubles

Francisco Sánchez Ruiz/David Alcaide

Singles

Dương Quốc Hoàng

5‍–‍3[6] Singles

Eklent Kaçi

Doubles

Johann Chua/Carlo Biado

3‍–‍5[7] Doubles

Mickey Krause/Jayson Shaw

Singles

Aloysius Yapp

5‍–‍4[7] Singles

Jayson Shaw

3 Session 2
3 Overall 2


Wednesday, October 16

Team Asia Results[8] Team Europe
Teams

Team Asia

5‍–‍3 Teams

Team Europe

Singles

Ko Pin-yi

5‍–‍3 Singles

Francisco Sánchez Ruiz

Doubles

Aloysius Yapp/Dương Quốc Hoàng

5‍–‍2 Doubles

Eklent Kaçi/David Alcaide

Singles

Carlo Biado

5‍–‍3 Singles

Mickey Krause

3 Session 0
7 Overall 2


Thursday, October 17

Team Asia Results[9] Team Europe
Teams

Team Asia

5‍–‍1 Teams

Team Europe

Doubles

Johann Chua/Ko Pin-yi

3‍–‍5 Doubles

Francisco Sánchez Ruiz/Jayson Shaw

Doubles

Aloysius Yapp/Carlo Biado

5‍–‍3 Doubles

Eklent Kaçi/Jayson Shaw

2 Session 1
9 Overall 3


Friday, October 18

Team Asia Results[10] Team Europe
Singles

Johann Chua

4‍–‍5 Singles

David Alcaide

Doubles

Ko Pin-yi/Dương Quốc Hoàng

5‍–‍3 Doubles

Francisco Sánchez Ruiz/Mickey Krause

Singles

Carlo Biado

3‍–‍5 Singles

Jayson Shaw

Singles

Dương Quốc Hoàng

2-5 Singles

Jayson Shaw

Singles

Aloysius Yapp

5‍–‍1 Singles

Francisco Sánchez Ruiz

2 Session 2
11 Overall 6


References

  1. ^ Smith, Nyle (2024-10-18). "Reyes Cup Pool 2024: Schedule, results, format and how to watch as winners of iconic competition have been CONFIRMED". Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  2. ^ Intern, ABS-CBN News. "Singapore's Aloysius Yapp cherishes MVP trophy in Reyes Cup | ABS-CBN Sports". ABS-CBN. Archived from the original on 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  3. ^ a b "Meet the players of Team Asia and Europe in inaugural Reyes Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  4. ^ Matchroom Pool (2024-10-15). Team Match | Highlights | Day One | 2024 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Matchroom Pool (2024-10-15). Ko/Yapp vs Sanchez Ruiz/Alcaide | Match Two Highlights | 2024 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Matchroom Pool (2024-10-15). Duong Quoc Hoang vs Eklent Kaçi | Match Three Highlights | 2024 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ a b Matchroom Pool (2024-10-15). Chua/Biado vs Shaw/Krause | Match Four Highlights | 2024 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Filipino star Carlo Biado completes Team Asia's Day 2 sweep of 2024 Reyes Cup". onesports.ph. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  9. ^ "Biado, Yapp survive doubles thriller for Team Asia's 9th victory in 2024 Reyes Cup". onesports.ph. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  10. ^ "Team Asia Claim Victory at The Inaugural Reyes Cup - News - AZBILLIARDS.COM". AzBilliards. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2025-12-13.