sjm said:

nobody broke the balls as effectively as Shane, not even JL Chang, who had at least as good a 10ball break as Shane.

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This reminds me of being in the Pool Action TV room at the Derby in 2015 or 2016 and Chang was warming up to play Filler a set of 10b. Chang breaks like a cannon and Alex Pagulayan says “If I could break like that I wouldn’t have to play one pocket!”

Thanks for the confirmation
The guy I bought the table from just bought the house and the table came with it. He just wants it out of there and didn't have any information other than the table was about 5 years old.

I was expecting whatever cheap balls come free with a new table. So, Centennials are a bonus

I also wasn't sure if any cheaper balls are meant to look the same.

Do you have the CB? It is supposed to be a blue hollow circle. If its anything else, its not original.

skogstokig said:

bobbies don't carry "bangs". (except in belfast, but i don't know if they're called bobbies there)

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My point exactly

Great thread .. thanks to everyone adding their information and posting memories

tpoppa said:

That's what I was hoping, but I'm not sure. I just purchased a used table, and these are the balls it came with.

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Def Centennials. They were probably the most popular ball of all time until about 2010. Every single pool room I ever went to had them on their tables.

They are Centennials, but if they are old, they could have been made by Albany/Hyatt instead of SALUC (which also makes Aramith). The change in manufacturer to SALUC happened about 1988.

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skogstokig said:

lots of pride in the zhao vs ding match. interesting dynamic between the old pioneer of chinese snooker and the one who has benefited most from it. ding is hanging on, taking the last frame 62 - 61 to leave it 4 - 4 overnight

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It’s amazing to me that pros continue to have issues with the math (or maths if you prefer). Ding almost blew the counter clearance by playing position on the yellow when he needed at least the brown. Fortunately he was still on the brown and noticed it before he made the yellow.

iusedtoberich said:

The best Shane played was around 2007-2012. He was dominating everything and everyone! Both in tournaments and action matches. The main game was 10 ball, and he had the break down better than anyone else alive. Now the game is back to 9 ball, and his break advantage is not as large. Plus he was younger, hungrier, and probably shooting a bit straighter than now.

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You are mistaken. Shane's most dominant rotation pool was played form 2014-16, and 10ball was never the game in the years you cite. In truth, 10ball was a fringe game until at least 2021. Actually, Shane dominated even more with his 9ball break than with his 10ball break. In the days to which you refer, 9ball had one on the spot, 4 1/2" pockets and no break box. Yes, 9ball was a very different game back then and nobody broke the balls as effectively as Shane, not even JL Chang, who had at least as good a 10ball break as Shane.

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