What tables have bene used on the Main Tour?

[hegeland]

I read that the Chinese company Star will provide the tables for the China Open. No doubt there is a lot of pressure on the WSA, and of course Star themselves, that the tables will be just as good as the Riley Aristocrat Tournament Champion tables usually used on the tour.

I was wondering, when was the last time they used another table than the Riley Aristocrat ones on the tour? What other models/manufacturers have been used over the years? What changes have been made over the years?


EDIT: I'm not only pretty, apparently I can spell too...

[cueman]

The Star tables were used in the premier league and they seemed good quality, in fact the cloths seemed faster than ever but I'm not sure what cloth they used in that event.

The only other table to be used other than the Riley Aristocrats we have seen for the last decade or more was the BCE westbury table.
I have played on one of those and I can honestly say they are every bit as good as the Aristocrat, the only difference really being the design of the rails and legs, the cushions and pocket templates are all the same on any championship table.

I'm only going as far back as the early 80's though, I'm not sure what they used in the 70's or even earlier than that!

[Watford]

I think BCE were used 70's too (I prefered the way they looked)!
Riley and BCE are the same company now though arn't they!

[hegeland]

Cheers for the info!

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[QUOTE=cueman]The Star tables were used in the premier league and they seemed good quality, in fact the cloths seemed faster than ever but I'm not sure what cloth they used in that event.

the cloth used is hainsworth match
I have used this cloth on some tables it is a good cloth most pros are turning to it