2025 Reyes Cup
| 2025 Reyes Cup | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16-19 October |
| Venue | Ninoy Aquino Stadium |
| Location | Manila, Philippines |
| Captains | Francisco Bustamante (Asia) Jeremy Jones (Row) |
| MVP | AJ Manas |
| Asia 11 – 3 Rest of the World | |
| ASIA wins the Reyes Cup
| |
←2024 2026→ | |
The 2025 LiveSB.io Reyes Cup was the second edition of the Reyes Cup, an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between teams representing Asia and the Rest of the World.[1] For the second tournament, the Asian team faced a "rest of the world" team, rather than one representing Europe.[2]
The event, sponsored by LiveSB.io, was held from October 16 to 19, 2025, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila, Philippines.[3] Team Asia, the defending champions from the inaugural 2024 event, defeated Team Rest of the World by a score of 11–3 to retain the title.[4]
AJ Manas was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.[5]
Teams
| Team Asia[6] | ||
| Name | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Bustamante | Philippines | Non-playing Captain[7] |
| Carlo Biado | Philippines | |
| Johann Chua | Philippines | |
| AJ Manas | Philippines | |
| Dương Quốc Hoàng | Vietnam | |
| Aloysius Yapp | Singapore | |
| Team Rest of the World[6] | ||
| Name | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fedor Gorst | Russia | Russian born but represents the United States internationally since 2023[8] |
| Jeremy Jones | United States | Non-playing Captain[7] |
| Moritz Neuhausen | Germany | |
| Francisco Sánchez Ruiz | Spain | |
| Jayson Shaw | Scotland | |
| Skyler Woodward | United States | |
Results
Thursday, October 16
| Team Asia | Results | Team Rest of the World |
|---|---|---|
| Teams Team Asia |
5–1[9] | Teams Team Rest of the World |
| Doubles Aloysius Yapp AJ Manas |
5–2[10] | Doubles Francisco Sánchez Ruiz Jayson Shaw |
| Singles Carlo Biado |
5–3[11] | Singles Moritz Neuhausen |
| Doubles Johann Chua Dương Quốc Hoàng |
5–4[12] | Doubles Fedor Gorst Skyler Woodward |
| 4 | Session | 0 |
| 4 | Overall | 0 |
Friday, October 17
| Team Asia | Results | Team Rest of the World |
|---|---|---|
| Teams Team Asia |
5–4[13] | Teams Team Rest of the World |
| Singles | 5–4[14] | Singles |
| Doubles Johann Chua AJ Manas |
5–2[15] | Doubles Fedor Gorst Jayson Shaw |
| 3 | Session | 0 |
| 7 | Overall | 0 |
Saturday, October 18
| Team Asia | Results | Team Rest of the World |
|---|---|---|
| Teams Team Asia |
4–5[16] | Teams Team Rest of the World |
| Singles Dương Quốc Hoàng |
5–1[17] | Singles Skyler Woodward |
| Doubles Aloysius Yapp Carlo Biado |
5–0[18] | Doubles Francisco Sánchez Ruiz Moritz Neuhausen |
| 2 | Session | 1 |
| 9 | Overall | 1 |
Sunday, October 19
| Team Asia | Results | Team Rest of the World |
|---|---|---|
| Singles Aloysius Yapp |
5–1[19] | Singles Jayson Shaw |
| Doubles Aloysius Yapp Dương Quốc Hoàng |
2–5[20] | Doubles Jayson Shaw Skyler Woodward |
| Singles Johann Chua |
3–5[21] | Singles Francisco Sánchez Ruiz |
| Doubles Carlo Biado AJ Manas |
5–2[22] | Doubles Fedor Gorst Moritz Neuhausen |
| 2 | Session | 2 |
| 11 | Overall | 3 |
References
- ^ Pool, Matchroom (2025-10-15). "EVERYTHING YOU MISSED AS PRESS CONFERENCE LAUNCHES THE 2025 LIVESB.IO REYES CUP". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ^ Sports, Manila Bulletin (2025-08-01). "Team Asia to defend Reyes Cup title against first-ever 'Team Rest of the World'". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ^ Pool, Matchroom (2025-10-14). "LiveSB.io Set to Title Sponsor the Reyes Cup and Philippines Open Pool Championship in New Two-Year Deal". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ^ Cebu, SunStar (2025-10-20). "Team Asia keeps crown". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ^ jisaga0269 (2025-10-20). "'Starboy' steals show: AJ Manas wins MVP as Team Asia defends Reyes Cup title". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Carlo Biado takes charge in Team Asia's repeat bid at Reyes Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ a b "Bustamante and Jones Named Captains For Reyes Cup 2025 - News - AZBILLIARDS.COM". AzBilliards. 2025-10-02. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ Herb, Jeremy (2025-11-06). "The unlikely story of how a Russian pool champion became a star of Team USA". CNN. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-16). Team Asia vs Team ROW | Match One | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-16). Yapp & Manas vs Shaw & Sanchez Ruiz | Match Two | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-16). Carlo Biado vs Moritz Neuhausen | Match Three | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-16). Chua & Duong vs Gorst & Woodward | Match Four | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-17). Team Asia vs Team ROW | Match Five | Day Two | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-17). AJ Manas vs Fedor Gorst | Match Six | Day Two | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-17). AJ Manas & Johann Chua vs Jayson Shaw & Fedor Gorst | Match Seven | Day Two | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-18). Team Asia vs Team Rest of the World | Match Eight | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-18). Duong Quoc Hoang vs Skyler Woodward | Match Nine | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-18). Carlo Biado & Aloysius Yapp vs Francisco Sanchez Ruiz & Moritz Neuhausen | Match 10 | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-19). Aloysius Yapp vs Jayson Shaw | Match 11 | Day Four | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-19). Duong Quoc Hoang & Aloysius Yapp vs Jayson Shaw & Skyler Woodward | Match 12 | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-19). Johann Chua vs Francisco Sanchez Ruiz | Match 13 | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Matchroom Pool (2025-10-19). Carlo Biado & AJ Manas vs Fedor Gorst & Moritz Neuhausen | Match 14 | 2025 Reyes Cup. Retrieved 2025-12-13 – via YouTube.