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History SNOOKER TABLES OF DISTINCTION SINCE 1897 Riley was originally established, in 1897, as a humble sports shop in Manchester. By 1912, the Company had diversified into manufacturing Snooker tables in Accrington. It soon produced 4000 full size tables a year and exported to all parts of the globe. TM By the mid 1920’s the Riley brand, based upon creative design, quality materials and immaculate craftsmanship had grown into a leading premium snooker tables, cues and accessories brand. BCE was founded, in 1976. The Company started life as a distributor to the coin operator sector, supplying cues, balls and table spares. By 1980, BCE had diversified into the manufacture of snooker tables. From 1982-1992 the BCE Westbury snooker table was the table being used at all the World professional snooker tournaments and BCE had become one of the biggest names in snooker. In 2002, Stuart Lacey brought the Riley and BCE brands together within the same Group. Today, Riley and BCE Snooker tables continue to be made in Accrington, England. Our products have an aspirational mix of style, craftsmanship, performance and desirability, with many of the sport’s leading professionals endorsing Riley and BCE products. Our employees will ensure that our story continues by passing our skills and values onto Riley England Snooker Table Collection the next generation. Our highly skilled chief fitter, was trained by his father, and is now training his son, who wants to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. Riley produce some of the finest production snooker cues available in the world today. From entry level cues right through to our Elegance range, we pride ourselves on the attention to detail built into every single cue. Cue Shafts All of our cues are constructed from North American Ash - hand selected for the very best grain patterns. A straight grain is essential when lining up shots. All of the ash is precisely kiln dried to drive out moisture and prevent warping during use. This is a highly skilled process - cues that are over-dried will be just as prone to warping as those that have not been dried sufficiently. At the top of our range, we offer the unique L8 Laminated Cue Shaft. This is constructed from eight pieces of wood laminated together to form a single, strong and rigid cue. There is far less lateral movement when striking the cue ball, meaning less deflection, straighter shots and increased potting success. Cue Designs Riley produce a range of cues that runs from contemporary designs to traditional style. On our top of the range cues, we use only carefully selected exotic woods to create the cue butt, combining these in visually imaginative ways to achieve a standard that has not been seen previously in production cues - even many custom made cues can not match the quality, precision and appearance of our Elegance range. Cue Tips The tip is the point of contact between the cue and the cue ball - the best cue in the World will play poorly with a bad tip installed. That is why Riley use only the very best. On our premium cues, we use the Kamui Black laminated tip - a unique innovation that adds significant performance benefits as well as lasting longer than most other types commonly available. The Kamui Black tip has been engineered to accept more chalk than a standard tip, meaning that the cue grips the cue ball better and hence the player can Riley England Cue Collection generate more movement on the cue ball. Positional play becomes much easier. They also deflect less when contacting the cue ball, meaning that shots go straighter and less unintentional spin is imparted to the cue ball. British craftsmen are renowned all over the World for their skill, painstaking attention to detail and the quality of the product they produce. All of these combine in the truly luxurious Riley England “Made in England” range. Developed in conjunction with Ronnie O’Sullivan, possibly the most naturally gifted player ever to pick up a cue, this range is only for the most discerning player – those that can appreciate the natural beauty of stunningly finished, hand selected exotic woods. Every cue in the range is special and unique – natural variations in wood grains and colours mean that no two cues are exactly alike. Made to order especially for you – when only the very, very best is good enough. 20 RILEY - BCE Cue Sports (China) Co., Ltd 莱利碧诗意(上海)体育用品有限公司 Add: Room 1706, No. 811, Tianyaoqiao Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China 地址:上海市徐汇区天钥桥路811号1706室Zip Code 邮编:200030 Tel 电话:021-54610586 / 021-64403258 Fax 传真: 021-64403330 WWW.RILEY-CHINA.COM WWW.RILEYENGLAND.COM LE-100 Limited Edition Cue Personally Signed by The Riley ROS Limited edition cue is very special in every respect. Ronnie O’Sullivan Made from the finest materials available, the Ash used in the shaft, is selected from 18 to 20 Ash shafts produced to ensure both density and aesthetics of the Ash match expectations. The butt is hand spliced in black ebony, with tulip Snakewood splicing and white ebony in the butt chamfer section as the final touch of over stated pure indulgence. We will only produce 100 pieces per year of this exclusive one of a kind cue and to make this truly a collectors item, each cue will be personally signed by Ronnie O’Sullivan. The Limited edition by Ronnie O’Sullivan is not for everyone, just the chosen few who want something a little bit special, which this cue is. LE-100 Limited Edition Cue Personally Signed by Ronnie O’Sullivan 9.5mm ELK MASTER TIP Riley ROS Limited Edition Cue Specification: • North American Ash. • Hand spliced Black Ebony with Tulip Spliced Snakewood and White Ebony Front Wedge Butt with Ash Veneer. • Genuine English Veneers. • Rapid Release Joint System. • Elk Master Tip. • Stainless Steel Joint and Ferrule. • Matching 6” Extension. LE-100 NEED A CASE TO MATCH? ... SEE PAGE: 32 - 34 21 RM-1 Match Cue Personally Signed by Ronnie O’Sullivan Match Cue - By Ronnie O’Sullivan. The match cue is what it says. “The Match Cue” this is the cue reproduced by Riley which was used by Ronnie when he won his 5th World title in May 2013. To commentate Ronnie’s 5th World Crown, Riley have decided to produce only 500 Match cues which will be sold World wide. This truly magnificent cue will not only represent an outstanding Cue piece made from the finest raw materials, hand crafted in England by senior Riley technicians, it’s also the closest you will get to playing with Ronnie’s cue itself. Individually numbered, hand signed by Ronnie O’Sullivan in person the Match cue is an inspirational collectors item. RM-1 Match Cue Personally Signed by Ronnie O’Sullivan Match Cue Specification: • 1 Piece Cue 9.5mm ELK MASTER TIP • North American Ash. • Hand spliced Black Ebony with Ovankol Front Wedge. • Genuine English Veneer. • Elk Master Tip. • Solid Brass Ferrule. • Matching 6” Extension. RM-1 22 NEED A CASE TO MATCH? ... SEE PAGE: 32 - 34 Created by Series - By Ronnie O’Sullivan. “ I can only play with one cue and as you probably know, us Professionals don’t like to chop and change things like our tips or cues very often. My “Created by Series” is a way for me to create great looking cues and in some respects are a re-creation of some of the great cues I have enjoyed and played with over the years” I personally loved them all probably for different reasons” “It may not work for everyone, as I realise I have a fairly unique perspective not only on the game but equipment itself. I have tried to re-create what I know makes me feel confident when I am at the table, surprisingly when I am cueing well and seeing the balls like they are the size of footballs, that’s the time when I could play with any cue.” 9.5mm ELK MASTER TIP B19 B21 B22 B23 All Riley England Cues are fitted with a B19 ¾ cut cue, hand spliced ebony butt RAPID RELEASE JOINT Olivewood Front Splice, black and rosewood veneers B21 ¾ cut cue, hand spliced ebony butt, Mexican Rosewood Front Splice, black, rosewood, kingwood veneers B22 1 Piece cue, hand spliced ebony butt Kingwood Front Splice, maple veneers, rosewood splice B23 ¾ cut cue, hand spliced ebony butt, Kingwood Front Splice, maple veneers, rosewood splice NEED A CASE TO MATCH? ... SEE PAGE: 32 - 34 23 Autograph Range - By Ronnie O’ Sullivan. The Autograph range has good balance, and set up, a chance for those who aspire to play the game to a high to level to experience how top quality equipment can improve your game. Once experienced you will see the true value of this range. Simple, cost effective, but a true reflection of what to expect as you move through the range of products Riley and Ronnie have created together. “The Autograph range combines many aspects to create a truly magnificent range of cues, my personal idea with this range is to create a range of cues that more players can enjoy at a price level that won’t break the bank”. 9.5mm ELK MASTER TIP B1 B2 B4 B5 All Riley England Cues are fitted with a RAPID RELEASE JOINT 1Piece Cue Striped Ebony Butt B1 3/4 Cut Cue Striped Ebony Butt B2 3/4 Cut Cue Rosewood Butt B4 24 3/4 Cut Cue Rosewood Butt B5 NEED A CASE TO MATCH? ... SEE PAGE: 32 - 34 Dedicated Range - By Ronnie O’Sullivan.