Rivera is also the recipient of the Philippine Sportwriters" Association (PSA) Athlete of the Year Award twice (in 2006 and 2011). He is also a regular fixture at the Asian Bowling circuit culminating in a runner-up finish in the Grand Slam finals in 2009.
He has won the WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships in 2006 and the Asian Games gold medal for men"s singles bowling in 2010. Rivera won 10 championships from the Southeast Asian level up to the world stage culminating in his 2006 World Championships win. He has won a gold medal in the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur and in the 2002 Asian Championships in Hong Kong, he teamed up with fellow Filipino Chester King to win the men"s doubles gold. Aside from his 2006 World Championship win, he has won runners-up finishes from the World Cup back in 2010 and 2011.
